Iron ore price resilience likely won’t last – report

So far this year Chinese import prices have averaged more than $90 a tonne.

Frik Els | March 24, 2020 | 12:51 pm

Mongolia resumes coal exports to China

Ulaanbaatar had suspended coal exports to China in February in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Reuters | March 24, 2020 | 11:18 am

China to limit new tailings dams to reduce safety, environmental risks

Local governments are also asked to cap the number of existing tailings dams within their region.

Reuters | March 23, 2020 | 8:56 am

China steel, copper inventories dip as demand recovers from virus

Industrial output in China contracted at its sharpest pace in 30 years in the first two months of 2020.

Reuters | March 20, 2020 | 2:36 pm

Expect more global mining disruptions – report

Fitch says it’s also unclear if producers will be able to make up lost output.

MINING.com Editor | March 19, 2020 | 12:23 pm

Swiss gold exports plunge as shipments to China collapse

Switzerland exported 42.7 tonnes of gold in February, less than half the 87.4 tonnes shipped the previous month.

Reuters | March 19, 2020 | 9:02 am

Global copper production to grow 3% annually until 2029

Fitch analysts predict global copper mine production to increase by an average annual rate of 3.1% over 2020-2029, with total output rising from 20.3mnt to 26.8mnt over the same period.

MINING.com Editor | March 18, 2020 | 12:31 pm

How China bent over backward to help Tesla when the virus hit

Tesla received 10,000 masks and other materials that helped the company to restart its factory.

Bloomberg News | March 17, 2020 | 12:11 pm

Copper price sinks as China faces first GDP drop since 1976

Copper drops to lowest since 2016 after post-outbreak economic data show China industrial production, fixed asset investment shrink by most on record.

Frik Els | March 17, 2020 | 9:00 am

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