October 22, 2024

Column: Electric vehicles prove a bumpy ride for battery metals

Explosive price rallies in 2021 and 2022 resulted in too much new production capacity being brought online too quickly.

October 22, 2024

Column: China iron ore imports head for record even as steel output slips

China is likely to import as much as 120 million tonnes this month.

October 22, 2024

Panic grows in alumina market as prices spike toward a record

Prices for alumina have surged by more than 20% so far this month.

October 22, 2024

Iron ore price retreats as mounting concerns on weakening steel demand weigh

It fell below the key psychological level of $100 a ton to hit an intraday low at $99.8 earlier in the session.

October 21, 2024

China’s steel demand has shrunk to less than half global total

China will account for less than half of global steel consumption in 2024 for the first time in six years, according to the World Steel Association.

October 21, 2024

Metals drop on higher dollar; traders weigh China lending help

The reductions in two key rates were larger than economists had expected.

October 21, 2024

Peru’s Chinese-built mega port to soft launch in late November with Shanghai route

Cosco Shipping Ports owns and will operate the port with a 60% stake, with 40% held by Peruvian miner Volcan, which is controlled by Glencore.

October 18, 2024

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem.

October 18, 2024

Canada firms can request temporary relief from tariffs on China EVs, metals

The measure is designed to help firms adjust their supply chains to cope with the new tariffs.

October 18, 2024

Video: Reko Diq project ‘like the early days in Chile’ Barrick CEO Bristow says – Part 3

"We’re bringing new copper projects online just as the supply squeeze hits," Bristow says.