October 1, 2024

Gold price rally cripples physical demand in key markets

Analysts hope that another crucial category of demand, physically backed gold exchange-traded funds, will see more activity in coming months.

October 1, 2024

Sinomine decries tough Zimbabwe conditions amid lithium price slump

Africa's top producer of lithium has attracted over $1 billion investment from Sinomine and its Chinese peers.

October 1, 2024

Firms substituting cheaper aluminum for copper, trend growing

Currently, the price of copper is 3.8 times that of aluminum.

September 30, 2024

Column: Study Group has a sobering message for copper bulls

There's no shortage of copper, according to the International Copper Study Group (ICSG), which has just updated its supply and demand forecasts.

September 30, 2024

Sinomine says it will build lithium sulfate plant in Zimbabwe

The company's Zimbabwean unit plans to build a $500 million lithium refinery in the next 3-5 years, even as the company currently loses money.

September 30, 2024

China coal hub could lead its energy transition, researchers say

Inner Mongolia already has 88 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity, with another 170 gigawatts in the pipeline.

September 30, 2024

Iron ore futures surge to nearly 3-month high on China’s fresh property stimulus

China's central bank on Sunday said it would tell banks to lower mortgage rates for existing home loans before Oct. 31.

September 30, 2024

Tsingshan cuts Indonesian nickel output due to tight ore supplies

Delays to issuing quotas has slowed the rapid expansion of nickel production in the world's top producer of the metal.

September 30, 2024

Elevated alumina prices to feed on China aluminum producer profits

China's aluminum producers have made rising profits due to elevated prices of the metal.

September 27, 2024

Mining industry struggles with valuation gap amid shift to copper

Big diversified miners are watching rival copper producers gradually grow beyond their reach.