November 4, 2020 Copper trading volumes rebound as speculators return Copper volumes on world exchanges are climbing again as a buoyant economic recovery from covid-19 in top metals consumer China spurred speculators to pile back into the market.
November 3, 2020 China to expand ban on Australian imports to copper Reports suggest that copper and sugar exports from Australia into China will be halted.
November 3, 2020 China’s iron ore market appears in supply-demand sweet spot The question for the market is whether the seeming return of balance between supply and demand is enough to maintain prices at their current levels.
October 30, 2020 Here’s what economists are saying about China’s new 5-year plan A communique released after a four-day meeting of the Communist Party’s Central Committee gave a broad outline of the plan as well as sketching out a vision for the economy…
October 30, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week US court upholds miners’ rights to explore on federal lands; Nordgold submits off-market bid for Cardinal in takeover war, Over $1 trillion needed for energy transition metals...
October 30, 2020 China’s aluminum juggernaut may be running out of road China’s giant smelter sector churned out an average 105,000 tonnes per day in September, with year-to-date production up 3.3% on 2019.
October 29, 2020 NASA finds rare metal asteroid worth more than global economy The heavy-metal object, called “16 Psyche”, is worth $10,000 quadrillion. That's 70,000 times the world's economy.
October 28, 2020 China Moly boosts Q3 cobalt output by 21% China Moly's annual production target for cobalt was set at 14,000-17,000 tonnes.
October 27, 2020 Nickel surplus looms as electric vehicle buzz fades Nickel bulls may have to defer their great EV expectations for a while yet and focus on what is happening in the currently far more significant stainless steel sector.
October 27, 2020 Critical copper negotiations point to a tight market Higher prices should provide an incentive for miners to maximize output next year, potentially alleviating some of the strain on supply, said Freeport VP of Marketing Javier Targhetta.
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