December 3, 2021

MMG to shut down operations at Las Bambas copper mine by mid-December

Operations at the mine were disrupted for nearly 400 days over five years due to on-and-off road blockades.

December 2, 2021

Tin price surge worsens supply chain woes for electronics, solar and auto firms

Tin prices have nearly doubled from a year ago and are on course for their biggest annual rise in over 30 years.

December 2, 2021

Carbon brakes aluminum supply response to booming prices

Aluminum traders didn't used to think much about the weather in pricing the market but in a green hydro-rich world that may change, writes Andy Home.

December 2, 2021

Chinese embassy calls upon citizens to leave three provinces in the DRC

An attack on November 24 against an artisanal gold mine in Ituri province left four people dead, including two Chinese nationals.

December 1, 2021

Copper price stable as omicron concerns ease

The European Union drug regulator said on Tuesday existing covid-19 vaccines would provide protection against omicron, calming markets.

December 1, 2021

Iron ore price up on supply concerns in China

Some border cities in China's Inner Mongolia region and Heilongjiang province have halted non-container imports by rail for commodities including iron ore.

December 1, 2021

Battery pack prices fall but commodity boom may drive them back up – report

BloombergNEF data show that lithium-ion battery pack prices fell 6% from 2020 to 2021 but rising commodity prices are putting pressure on the industry.

December 1, 2021

Adoption of renewables still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA

Growth in the sector is set to hit an all-time record this year, but that's not enough to reach net zero emissions by 2050, says the agency.

November 30, 2021

Dalian iron ore price up on restocking demand

"China's steel demand is now bottoming out," said CreditSights in a note.

November 30, 2021

Copper price down on omicron uncertainty

"While the severity of the new variant remains a big uncertainty, it casts a shadow over demand growth in the near future and further complicates the supply chain," said ING.