February 22, 2021

Wild ride as tin tips towards scarcity pricing

LME three-month tin hit its own 10-year high of $27,000 a tonne on Monday morning.

February 20, 2021

China boosts its mining quota for first batch of rare earths

The new quota for the first batch is 84,000 tonnes, compared with a cap of 66,000 tonnes for last year’s first batch.

February 19, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Copper price keeps soaring as bullish sentiment prevails; Iron ore price retreats on higher steel inventories in China; Gold price dealt ‘fatal blow’ by bond yield rally

February 19, 2021

Iron ore price retreats on higher steel inventories in China

Iron ore prices fell on Friday after hitting their highest level since September 2011, as a survey of inventories of steel products in China showed a significant increase.

February 19, 2021

Copper price keeps soaring as bullish sentiment prevails

Citigroup analysts have pinned the global copper deficit at about 500,000 tonnes starting this year.

February 19, 2021

Biden to order review of US reliance on overseas supply chains for semiconductors, rare earths – CNBC

The White House plans to review gaps in domestic manufacturing and supply chains that are dominated by or run through “nations that are or are likely to become unfriendly or…

February 19, 2021

Time to forget tariffs and reset US aluminum policy

The new United States administration seems in no rush to lift the aluminum and steel tariffs imposed by Donald Trump in 2018.

February 19, 2021

China may ban rare earth technology exports on security concerns

The Chinese government is currently conducting a review of its rare-earths policy.

February 18, 2021

Iron ore price at highest since 2011 on China post-holiday demand outlook

Metal prices surged during the first trading day since the lunar new year in China, as activity ramps up to pre-pandemic levels.

February 18, 2021

Copper price blasts to 9-year high on demand optimism

Other industrial metals also jumped, with aluminum, nickel, tin and lead all hitting multi year highs.