January 17, 2021

What China’s increasing control over cobalt resources in the DRC means for the West – report

Roskill says China’s increasing control over copper and cobalt resources in the DRC could pose a threat to western market participants.

January 15, 2021

Iron ore price hits fresh 9-and-half year high

Iron ore prices are already up 8% in 2021 after customs data showed Chinese imports hitting a record high of 1.2 billion tonnes.

January 15, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project; Rhodium price roars above $20,000 in precious metals’ biggest rally; Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant…

January 15, 2021

China mulls allowing some Australian coal imports amid ban

The shipments that could be cleared are those that arrived before a ban on Australian coal went into effect.

January 15, 2021

Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again

Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year, according to BloombergNEF.

January 15, 2021

China sacks officials after mine blast left 22 missing

The fate of the workers at Hushan gold mine remains unclear.

January 14, 2021

China’s 2020 copper imports hit record high

Imports of unwrought copper and copper products for the year came in at 6.68 million tonnes.

January 14, 2021

China’s commodity imports saved 2020, this year may be different

China’s massive buying spree appears to be ending, and import demand may be returning to what could be viewed as more “normal” levels.

January 13, 2021

Visualizing China’s dominance in rare earth metals

Graphic from CSIS China Power Project tracks China’s exports in 2019, providing a glimpse of the country’s dominating presence in the global supply chain.

January 13, 2021

Rhodium price roars above $20,000 in precious metals’ biggest rally

Rhodium, used in engine exhausts to neutralize harmful nitrous oxides, has been in deficit for most of the last decade.