April 18, 2023 Copper price rises on faster than expected economic growth in China Chinese GDP grew by 4.5% year on year in the first three months of 2023, beating analyst expectations of 4% growth.
April 18, 2023 Column: Tin spooked by threat of supply disruption in Myanmar All mining and processing activities will be "suspended" from the start of August to preserve the remaining national resource.
April 18, 2023 Graphic: Hefty shortages to help buoy aluminum prices this year Supply disruptions in China are likely to offset slow demand growth and help bolster prices.
April 17, 2023 Lithium in China may be bottoming as low margins hit producers Benchmark Minerals said in a report that the price correction in China is "not emblematic of the entire market.”
April 14, 2023 Critical minerals take central stage in US-China rivalry Critical minerals have become the new frontline of the rivalry between the world’s two superpowers.
April 14, 2023 Copper price is rallying but China stimulus could be “phantom tailwind” Recent stimulus in China, consumer of half the world's copper, is the weakest in 20 years relative to the size of its economy -- report.
April 13, 2023 Iron ore price lowest in 3 months on China’s rumored plan to cap steel output China to release plan to cap steel output at 2022 level.
April 13, 2023 Column: Zinc treatment charges jump after 2022 smelter bottleneck A sharp rise in the annual benchmark smelter processing fee should incentivize a turnaround in metal production.
April 12, 2023 India’s rare earths miner eyes 400% expansion for clean energy State-owned IREL Ltd. aims to mine 50 million tons a year of rare-earths bearing ore by end-2032.
April 11, 2023 The deep sea mining debate is “gone” — it’s happening, says The Metals Company CEO Automakers and steelmaking companies have shown interest in the technology, according to Gerard Barron.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
