March 27, 2024 Column: Funds stampede into copper as price breaks higher Fund managers have rushed to buy copper after the price broke up out of its one-year trading range earlier this month.
March 27, 2024 Aluminum price falls as weak China demand weighs on industrial metals The LMEX Metals Index, which tracks the six main base metals, rose to an eight-month high earlier in March.
March 26, 2024 Tsingshan unit plans Indonesian battery plant as trade frictions mount The plant will be housed alongside Tsingshan’s existing operations in Weda Bay and could begin operating as soon as next year.
March 26, 2024 Chinese miners eye overseas deals after battery metals slump Zijin and CMOC Group set sights on overseas expansion amid a Western pullback.
March 26, 2024 Canada watchdog says human rights abuses likely occurred at a Dynasty Gold mine in China In a report, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise recommended the federal government refuse to provide any future financial support to Dynasty.
March 26, 2024 China’s February net gold imports via Hong Kong nearly halved m/m China's net gold imports via Hong Kong slumped about 48% in February to the lowest level since November.
March 26, 2024 Iron ore hit by fresh selling as traders fret over China demand The absence of strong policy signals from Beijing has fueled uncertainty on whether construction activity will pick up.
March 26, 2024 China coal industry group says output at accident-hit mining hubs back to normal A recent spike in coal mine accidents had pushed authorities to order safety inspections at major mining hubs including Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia.
March 25, 2024 Indonesia’s Antam to start building new nickel smelter, HPAL plant in 2025 The projects are part of Antam's deal with China's Ningbo Contemporary Brunp Lygend to develop an "ecosystem" to produce EV raw materials.
March 25, 2024 SQM spars with China partner over Codelco deal Tianqi acquired a near-quarter share of SQM in 2018 for $4.1 billion amid concerns the deal could give Tianqi a near monopoly over the global lithium market.
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