September 20, 2022 Rio Tinto CEO says copper outlook ‘challenged’ in near term Copper prices are down more than 20% this year as covid-related shutdowns in China, surging power prices in Europe and ongoing inflation in the U.S. and elsewhere hurt demand.
September 20, 2022 China’s spending on Russian energy climbs to record $8.3 billion The haul for August was 68% higher than a year ago and included a record amount of coal.
September 20, 2022 Iron ore price rises as China’s construction stimulus pays off Economic indicators suggest that government stimulus is boosting the ailing construction industry.
September 20, 2022 Europe’s energy crisis to drop copper price to two-year low "It would be rare to see an outright decline in demand, but I think that's what we are going to see in Europe over the next 3-6 months," Citi analyst…
September 20, 2022 Philippines’ new nickel miner completes maiden ore shipment to China Ipilan's inaugural shipment from its mine in the western Philippine province of Palawan was sold to Guangdong Century Tsingshan Nickel Industry.
September 19, 2022 Fitch: Copper price to regain March peaks in 2027 Research company slashes its 2023 copper price forecast and predicts a return to $10,000-plus levels only in 2027 as long term structural deficits emerge.
September 19, 2022 Lithium price resumes insane gains to add pressure on automakers SQM forecasts a “very tight market” for lithium in the years ahead.
September 19, 2022 JPMorgan reduces credit to China’s Tsingshan and metal clients globally LME brokers were approached by Tsingshan for credit.
September 19, 2022 Investing abroad could be the solution to America’s clean energy future Investing in mineral-rich countries would be easier than building new mines in the US, said Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Executive Editor Henry Sanderson in an interview.
September 18, 2022 Tycoon running a quarter of China’s copper trade is on the ropes Maike Metals is suffering a liquidity crisis, and He Jinbi's empire is under threat.
Mercuria signs copper concentrate offtake agreement with Bulgarian miner The agreement is for 100% of copper concentrate produced at the Ellatzite mine in 2026. December 30, 2025 | 08:42 am
