Copper price: Chinese concentrate imports hit 18-year high
As scrap ban bites Chinese traders up May cargoes 37% year on year.
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Asia Gold-Demand quiet amid small price moves, India discounts widen
Benchmark spot gold prices have moved since last Friday's close, with the spread between its highs and lows the narrowest of any week since August 2007.
China copper imports rise in May to highest since Dec 2016
China's copper imports rose to their highest in 17 months in May as the country's crackdown on scrap leaves it buying more of the metal in other forms.
Vale confirms coming ‘announcement’ about Canada’s Voisey’s Bay mine
Government and company officials told CBC News that a "significant" mining announcement would take place on Monday.
Northvolt begins building Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery plant
The battery cell maker is working on the first section of the factory, in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden, which will be completed in 2020 and produce eight gigawatt cell capacity per year.
Australia’s Mineral Resources okays Atlas talks with other potential buyers
Move comes a day after Fortescue Metals said it had built a stake in Atlas large enough to block a takeover.
Russia’s Polyus big step closer to building world’s largest new gold mine
Moscow company's update on Sukhoi Log project envisages annual production of 1.6 million ounces for 35 years at less than $500 per ounce.
Trump’s love for coal and Republicans who want more solar
Energy policy has almost never fallen perfectly along party lines, especially in the era of Trump.
LME says plans to launch about 15 contracts from January 2019
The exchange said in March that any launch of a new cobalt contract would not be until the end of 2018 or early 2019.
