Metals rout deepens as China lockdowns add to growth fears
A wave of risk aversion hit markets on Thursday, dragging copper down to near a one-month low.
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Push to shorten US mine permit review process gains steam
US green metals push needs a revamp of gold-rush mining law.
Gold price falls to six-week low as dollar rallies on sour sentiment
European stocks and US futures declined on Thursday, coming under pressure from the increasingly tight outlook for monetary policy and a lockdown in China.
Iron ore price down as China’s covid, property woes weigh
Nearly 70 Chinese cities reported declines in new home prices last month.
Column: European smelter closures fracture aluminum pricing
Two more European aluminum smelters are powering down as the region's energy crisis shows no signs of abating.
McEwen lands Rio Tinto venture for Argentina-focused copper unit
Rio’s copper leaching technology venture, Nuton, snapped up most of the McEwen Copper shares in the final tranche of a private placement.
The next big battery material squeeze is old batteries
It could take 15 years or more for old batteries to eventually arrive at recycling plants.
Column: Surging copper demand will complicate the clean energy boom
Copper demand will increase by more than 50% between now and 2040, according to BloombergNEF.
Europe crisis shows coal’s value, South Africa minister says
South Africa’s exports of coal from the Richards Bay Coal Terminal to Europe surged more than eight-fold in the first half of this year.
