China’s demand for metals has wavered as inventories pile up Copper held in warehouses tracked by the Shanghai Futures Exchange surged 28% last week and have more than quadrupled this year. Bloomberg News | February 21, 2022 | 8:59 am
China signals coal reliance to continue with three new mines China’s top planning agency approved three different billion-dollar coal mine projects on Monday. Bloomberg News | February 21, 2022 | 8:53 am
China plans state-backed platform to buy iron ore Beijing wants all purchases of the steelmaking material conducted through a single state-backed platform that’s under preparation, according to Bloomberg sources. Bloomberg News | February 21, 2022 | 8:47 am
Amplats sees ‘softening’ PGM prices after record payout Amplats said the rand price of its platinum group metals basket had increased by 22%, while sales volumes were up 82% for the year. Bloomberg News | February 21, 2022 | 8:39 am
Mercedes-Benz foresees EV-only production lines within a few years It expects to have factories producing exclusively electric vehicles by the second half of the decade. Reuters | February 21, 2022 | 8:36 am
Traders explore FX havens as rising rates dent case for bonds Gold has long been a go-to place of safety, but it’s far from a perfect hedge. Bloomberg News | February 20, 2022 | 3:42 pm
IGO wins auction for Glencore CSA Australia mine Glencore Plc’s CSA copper mine in western New South Wales is expected to be worth $718 million. Bloomberg News | February 20, 2022 | 11:13 am
Congo nears deal with Israeli billionaire to recover assets The DRC is in negotiations with Dan Gertler’s Fleurette Group, which controls mining and oil permits throughout the Central African country. Bloomberg News | February 20, 2022 | 10:55 am
New project to investigate if California’s Lithium Valley is world’s largest brine source of lithium A $1.2 million project has been launched to both quantify and characterize the lithium resource in the Salton Sea geothermal field in California. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 20, 2022 | 6:26 am