August 5, 2022 Rio Tinto not concerned about Chinese ore-buying company China is exposed to international iron ore prices as it must import nearly 80% of its annual consumption.
August 5, 2022 EV sales expected to surpass 2021’s figures despite supply chain disruptions – report IDTechEx expects the electric car market to surpass 2021 sales of ~6.4 million, as sales for the first half of the year have already reached 3.5 million.
August 4, 2022 Gold price hits one-month high on rising US-China tensions Bullion rose even after Federal Reserve officials pledged the central bank would continue an aggressive fight to cool soaring inflation.
August 4, 2022 Copper worth nearly half a billion dollars goes missing in China A group of companies is investigating why a commodities storage site is holding only one-third of the copper concentrate they were financing.
August 3, 2022 Iron ore price falls as property crisis threatens to drag down steel industry Almost a third of China’s steel mills could go into bankruptcy in a squeeze that’s likely to last five years, said the chairman of Hebei Jingye Steel Group.
August 2, 2022 Pelosi’s Taiwan trip spurs Chinese battery giant to pause plant debut Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., the world’s biggest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, has been considering at least two locations in Mexico near the Texas border.
August 2, 2022 Copper price falls as Taiwan tensions spark risk-off selling US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday evening in defiance of Chinese threats.
August 2, 2022 Column: China steps up copper imports despite renewed slowdown China's micro indicators all suggest the country is running short of copper right now, writes Andy Home.
August 2, 2022 Glencore is cashing in on coal to dodge big mining’s slowdown Analysts are forecasting record profits and returns when Glencore reports on Thursday.
August 1, 2022 Globally more is being spent on coal than copper mining New report shows growing disconnect between rhetoric on energy transition, which requires exponential growth in copper mining, and the realities of going green.
How long would critical minerals last in a supply shock? Strategic reserves look reassuring, but most major economies would run short of key minerals within weeks of a disruption. January 27, 2026 | 08:34 am
