December 2, 2020

India court rejects restart of Vedanta copper smelter

Country's top court has rejected Vedanta’s petition to restart for three months its shuttered smelter in the southern Tamil Nadu state.

December 2, 2020

China coking coal surges as covid throttles Mongolia border

Coking coal prices in China have soared to a four-year high after a new covid-19 outbreak slowed border crossings from Mongolia.

December 1, 2020

Mining supercycle talk back as copper, iron ore prices surge to 7-year highs

Goldman Sachs predicts "structural bull market" for commodities similar to 2000s as rising demand, green energy investment combine with chronic undersupply.

December 1, 2020

Mongolia, Turquoise Hill force Rio Tinto into Oyu Tolgoi review

They have set up a special committee to conduct an independent review into the project's cost overruns and delays.

November 30, 2020

K92 shares up on high-grade drill results at Kora

Company released results from the ongoing diamond drilling of the Kora deposit at the Kainantu gold mine in Papua New Guinea.

November 27, 2020

Copper price surges as demand hopes build

On the Comex market, copper for delivery in December gained 2.85% to $3.4040 a pound ($7,488 a tonne) by mid-afternoon in New York.

November 27, 2020

Miners, smelters still divided on copper processing charges

The first settlement between a major copper miner and a Chinese smelter serves as the benchmark for the year ahead.

November 27, 2020

Hong Kong is the real loser from new China copper contract

HKEx will now have to watch from the sidelines as Shanghai, not Hong Kong, becomes the copper connector between mainland and international markets.

November 26, 2020

Turquoise Hill says Odey’s letter contains false assumptions

"Odey has a clear financial motive to depress Turquoise Hill's share price," the miner said.

November 25, 2020

Fund warns Turquoise Hill over troubled Oyu Tolgoi

The mine is Rio’s biggest copper growth project, but it has faced geological challenges and legal setbacks.