Zijin starts production at giant Tibet copper mine
Qulong copper mine in Tibet adds a new source of supply to the market for next year.
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Chinese manufacturing profits squeezed by commodity prices
Chinese miners and raw material providers benefiting from higher commodity prices at the expense of manufacturers.
Gold price nears 1-week high amid rising omicron fears
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Russia’s Severstal will need to pay $340m in extra taxes in 2022
The additional payment is due to changes in the calculation of a mineral extraction tax and the excise tax on steel.
Indonesia president launches $2.7 billion China-backed ferronickel plant
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Limited supply not only helped prices, but pushed companies to try meet demand, which made lithium take centre stage in our coverage.
Misstep could reignite blockade against Las Bambas copper mine in Peru
The president of the Fighting Committee for the Mining Corridor said that if the government proposal was not reasonable, a new blockade would be launched against Las Bambas.
Researchers link cobalt mining in the DRC to violence, substance abuse, food-water insecurity
An interdisciplinary group of researchers is calling for more data on how emerging technologies affect human health and livelihoods.
