Metals trading in Shanghai goes quiet on China covid caution
Trading volumes in copper, aluminum and zinc on the Shanghai Futures Exchange all fell to the lowest level since Feb. 7.
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Nickel’s wild moves continue as LME price jumps by 15% limit
Prices are now broadly in line with nickel contracts on the Shanghai Futures Exchange.
Copper may be too relaxed about Russian supply threat
A readjustment of Russian copper trade flows may not be nearly as smooth as Doctor Copper seems to be expecting, writes Andy Home.
Another accident disrupts Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mines
A 35-year-old contractor worker died on Tuesday after falling through the roof of a copper concentrate storage shed.
American company developing house made of coal waste
X-MAT is developing high-strength, lightweight building materials made using domestic coal waste.
Suncor’s troubled mining unit gains new leader from LNG Canada
Suncor Energy tapped LNG Canada chief executive Peter Zebedee to head its mining and upgrading operations.
Mining firms slam Brazil indigenous bill in a sign of ESG times
The government-backed bill would pit informal miners with little consideration for ESG matters against the formal industry that needs to show its green and community credentials.
Gulf widens between fossil fuels, transition to renewable energy
War in Ukraine and the redrawing of the Iron Curtain around Russia threatens to turn a regional energy crisis into a global one.
Copper deficit narrows slightly to 475,000 tonnes in 2021
Global copper mine production grew on average 2.3% in 2021, from a low base.
