August 25, 2017 China’s metals trade fragments into multiple narratives: Andy Home China's metals trade figures were once a spotlight on the state of the world's manufacturing engine and price driver.
August 24, 2017 The base metal breakout – industrial commodities threaten their decade-long downtrend Base metals are showing signs of real strength, with prices across the complex breaking out, or threatening to do so.
August 23, 2017 Vedanta’s zinc unit gets helping hand from China, Q1 earnings rise Diversified miner Vedanta Resources' first-quarter core earnings rose about 48 percent on higher zinc production, with renewed demand for the metal driven by higher steel production in China.
August 21, 2017 BHP exiting oil and gas After posting a fourfold rise in profits, world's number one mining company now "actively pursuing options to exit" its US oil and gas business bought for $20B six years ago.
August 21, 2017 More than 200 workers to go at Sandvik Materials Technology unit Measure is part of a broader plan to restore profitability at the division, which saw adjusted operating profit fell by 37% in the second quarter of this year.
August 16, 2017 Zinc prices hit decade-high on shrinking Chinese stockpiles Metal traded above $3,000 per tonne on the LME for the first time since November 2007.
August 15, 2017 Ross Beaty: “Trump will be forgotten” In an exclusive Critical Resource Q&A, leading mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty gives his investment tips, puts the boot in on the Trump agenda, and calls for more renewables and less…
August 15, 2017 Blue Moon Zinc to re-open California past producing mine as zinc bull market commences The Blue Moon Zinc project is located in Mariposa County in central California and if the project needed a nickname, it very well might be the Comeback Kid.
August 15, 2017 Tech guru unveils new battery to challenge lithium-ion The rise of electric vehicles and the quest to find solutions to energy storage for the renewables industry have created a breeding ground for tech experts to develop battery technologies.
August 11, 2017 Zinc project in Greenland receives Chinese backing China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group is a state-owned Chinese corporation with mines in Zambia, Mongolia and Thailand.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
