Sudan signs nine concession deals for gold, copper mining
Sudan took steps last year to open up trade in the precious metal further to private investors.
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Rio Tinto opens new scandium plant in Quebec
The plant uses a new process developed by RTFT to extract high purity scandium oxide from the waste streams of titanium dioxide production.
MAPPED: These 25 projects will set the copper price for decades
A 6 million tonne copper supply gap will open up by the mid-2020s but projects needed to plug that gap face uphill battles.
Snapshot: Eight companies with advancing copper projects
With copper’s key role in the transition to greener forms of energy to fight climate change, companies are accelerating their work plans at copper projects around the world.
Chinese carbon peak by 2030 involves a major shift to renewables, says CRU
During this transition period, Chinese companies need to find solutions to reduce carbon emissions.
Iron ore price rises on China’s record crude steel monthly output
The world's top steel producer churned out 99.45 million tonnes of crude steel in May, data from the statistics bureau showed.
Copper sinks to two-month low on China’s plan to release reserves
The US Federal Reserve also brought forward its expectations for raising interest rates, sending the dollar higher and sapping demand for metals.
Gold price dives past $1,800 as Fed signals earlier rate increases
Bullion declined the most in five months on Wednesday as the Fed signalled it might raise interest rates sooner than expected.
Lithium price: Hydroxide back on top
Demand for lithium hydroxide continues to rise as production of high-nickel cathode cells ramp up.
