February 5, 2024

China’s copper plants consider cuts after years of breakneck growth

Stung by disappearing profits, the country’s top industry body last week put forward a menu of options to limit oversupply.

February 5, 2024

Rare earths prices seen rebounding in second half of 2024 – analysts

Prices surged to their highest in a decade in 2022 only to plunge last year on increased production in China.

February 3, 2024

From green hype to bailouts, the nickel industry has imploded

The nickel market has been thrown into chaos after a flood of new supplies from Indonesia — the result of huge Chinese investment and major technological breakthroughs.

February 2, 2024

Copper-infused innovation helps convert CO2 into ethylene

A new energy-efficient carbon dioxide electroreduction system converts CO2 into ethylene for industrial purposes.

February 2, 2024

Germany invests $1.1bn to counter China on raw materials

The state fund will focus on cobalt, copper, lithium, silicon, rare earths projects, including in extraction, processing and recycling.

February 1, 2024

Base metals drop as investors weigh Fed path, China consumption

Industrial metals have had a soft start to the year.

February 1, 2024

China’s Zhaojin extends offer period for Tietto Minerals further

The Chinese gold miner last year lodged a bid of A$0.58 a share for Tietto.

February 1, 2024

Vietnam rare earths output drops as China’s grows, US says

The USGS revised down its estimates of US rare earths reserves to 1.8 million tons from 2.3 million previously estimated.

January 31, 2024

Gold demand to hit record with central bank buying, WGC says

Overall consumption climbed by about 3% to 4,899 tons last year, supported by strong demand in the OTC market, the World Gold Council says.

January 31, 2024

Activists, Hollywood take down top 50 mining company

The ranks of the most valuable mining companies in the world were throughly scrambled in 2023 as governments intervened, lithium and nickel prices tumbled, gold hit records and a new…