Copper price extends recovery on China’s efforts to tame housing woes
A growing number of home buyers across China threatened to stop making mortgage payments for stalled property projects.
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Iron ore price rises back above $100 as China steps in to ease property woes
Chinese regulators on Sunday urged banks to extend loans to qualified real estate projects and meet developers financing needs where reasonable.
Marathon Gold reaches permit milestones for Valentine
The company is moving the Valentine gold project forward thanks to new permits and stakeholder agreements.
Coal-rich Poland rushes to imports as Russian sanctions bite
The European Union’s top coal producer is scrambling to fill a potential deficit of the fuel ahead of winter.
China plans iron ore giant to assert market control
China spent about $180 billion on iron ore imports last year.
Chinese lithium giant pulls EVs deeper into forced labor glare
Ganfeng’s Chairman earlier this year visited Xinjiang, where activists say Uyghurs and other Muslim citizens have been subjected to forced labor.
Governments turn against deep-sea mining as EV boom drives demand for metals
The deep ocean contains the largest estimated deposits of minerals on the planet, potentially worth trillions of dollars.
Russia ban seen tightening coal market that’s already surging
The European ban that takes effect next month “is expected to tighten further the supply of high-quality thermal coal.
Chinese consortium puts workers on forced leave after Guinea halts Simandou
WCS forced workers to take one month's leave, and if the project has not restarted after that, they will be laid off.
