September 9, 2020

Gemfields steps up efforts to tap Chinese market

A report highlighted the “huge potential” for ethically sourced gems in that market.

September 9, 2020

Jiangxi Copper chairman Long retires at 60

Long Ziping has stepped down at his legal retirement age and general manager Zheng Gaoqing will take over the top position in the integrated copper producer.

September 8, 2020

Mining deal value down over $18bn due to pandemic

GlobalData says mergers and acquisitions, despite a decent first quarter owing to deals involving gold, fell by 51.6% during the first half of 2020.

September 8, 2020

Zinc price to enter long term structural decline in 2021 – report

Fitch predicts prices will rise to around $2,600/tonne by the end of the year.

September 8, 2020

Copper price drops despite 65% surge in China imports

Copper price dips below $3.00 as Shanghai–London arbitrage window shuts.

September 8, 2020

Shandong increases offer price for Cardinal Resources

Cardinal's board of directors has urged shareholders to accept a revised off-market takeover proposal.

September 8, 2020

Funds collide with fundamentals in red hot copper cauldron

Funds are riding a wave of Chinese buying that has confounded the market and seen LME copper rise from its March low of $4,371 per tonne to a two-year high…

September 6, 2020

Beijing may be more addicted to coal than oil

In most countries, the chief objective is to minimize reliance on coal. In China, however, bureaucrats are more preoccupied with self-sufficiency.

September 4, 2020

China’s aluminum import surge a sign of global disconnect

China’s once-in-a-decade aluminum trade inversion is first and foremost down to the arbitrage window that opened in the second quarter.

September 3, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Cobalt prices surge on electronics boom, Friedland’s Nimba iron ore project, gold price falls on economic recovery hopes, and more.