May 11, 2023

Copper price at six month low on weak China inflation data

China’s consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in more than two years in April.

May 11, 2023

China’s weak industrial recovery is weighing on coal consumption

Key industrial users of the fuel including steel mills and cement plants are demanding more discounts on coal purchases to help cover losses.

May 10, 2023

Iron ore price rises on renewed hopes of China demand recovery

Mysteel reported that six steel mills in North China's Shanxi province will resume production in the coming two weeks amid improved margins.

May 10, 2023

Column: Copper’s anticipated supply surplus is proving elusive

Copper usage appears to be growing faster than previously forecasted, while mine supply is yet again failing to live up to expectations.

May 10, 2023

Australia exports first copper to China since 2020, industry hopes end to ban near

Official trade data shows exports worth A$60.5 million ($41.04 million) of copper ore and concentrate to China in January.

May 9, 2023

Iron ore price up on China stimulus bets

China's imports of iron ore rose 5.1% in April from the same period the previous year.

May 9, 2023

China April copper imports fall on sluggish economy, property woes

Imports of unwrought copper and copper products totaled 407,294 tonnes in April.

May 9, 2023

China’s halts 32 coal mines in northwest, suspends expansion plans

Measures follow an accident in late February at an open-pit coal mine that killed at least five and left 48 people missing.

May 8, 2023

Ottawa clamps down on China’s critical-minerals foray, but not prospecting

One of Canada’s most successful mining prospectors finds a good chunk of his claims hemmed in on all sides by China Metallurgical Exploration Corp.

May 8, 2023

US is vulnerable to China’s lock on key minerals, Biden aide says

“We can’t be in the position Europe was in front of the invasion of Ukraine,” said John Podesta, senior White House adviser for clean energy.