March 1, 2021 China says domestic competition hurting rare earth prices Prices for some rare earths in China, such as praseodymium-neodymium, have spiked to multi-year highs this year amid strong demand from the electric vehicle sector.
February 26, 2021 Nickel, cobalt price: 10 charts show China’s grip on battery supply chain to last decades Beijing's response to Biden executive order on critical minerals: "Artificial efforts to shift these chains and to decouple is not realistic."
February 26, 2021 China continues dominance of rare earths markets to 2030, says Roskill In 2020, Chinese mines produced 110,000 tonnes of rare earths, which is more than 55% of total global mining output.
February 26, 2021 Copper price plunges as market waits for Shanghai whales’ next move "A lot would depend on the reaction of big Chinese players such as Shanghai Dalu Futures, which has amassed a $1 billion long position."
February 26, 2021 Global silver output to rise 8.1% in 2021 – report Global silver production is set to grow at a CAGR of 3.2%, reaching one billion ounces by 2024.
February 26, 2021 Copper crunch set to ease with more supply heading to China Starting next month, there’ll be a large number of ships arriving at Chinese ports from Chile and Peru, the nation’s main suppliers.
February 26, 2021 Copper price spike stirs alarm over another rush to find substitutes With prices spiking, manufacturers making wires and pipes are looking to aluminum.
February 26, 2021 Price surge abates but silver has more friends than ever This month’s crowd surge on the silver market quickly dissipated after the price lost momentum above the $30-per ounce level and fell back just as sharply as it had risen.
February 25, 2021 China says Biden bid to shift US supply chains unrealistic Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said the measures “will not help solve domestic problems” and only harm global trade.
February 25, 2021 How high can copper price fly? this metals trader expects $12,000 Current prices would seem “far too low” if governments fulfill pledges for green infrastructure and electric-vehicle incentives, Concord Resources said.
Gold and silver prices stumble at the end of best year since the 1970s Both metals are on track for their best year since 1979. December 31, 2025 | 12:59 pm