March 24, 2020 Iron ore price resilience likely won’t last – report So far this year Chinese import prices have averaged more than $90 a tonne.
March 24, 2020 Mongolia resumes coal exports to China Ulaanbaatar had suspended coal exports to China in February in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
March 23, 2020 China to limit new tailings dams to reduce safety, environmental risks Local governments are also asked to cap the number of existing tailings dams within their region.
March 20, 2020 China steel, copper inventories dip as demand recovers from virus Industrial output in China contracted at its sharpest pace in 30 years in the first two months of 2020.
March 19, 2020 Expect more global mining disruptions – report Fitch says it’s also unclear if producers will be able to make up lost output.
March 19, 2020 Swiss gold exports plunge as shipments to China collapse Switzerland exported 42.7 tonnes of gold in February, less than half the 87.4 tonnes shipped the previous month.
March 18, 2020 Global copper production to grow 3% annually until 2029 Fitch analysts predict global copper mine production to increase by an average annual rate of 3.1% over 2020-2029, with total output rising from 20.3mnt to 26.8mnt over the same period.
March 17, 2020 How China bent over backward to help Tesla when the virus hit Tesla received 10,000 masks and other materials that helped the company to restart its factory.
March 17, 2020 Copper price sinks as China faces first GDP drop since 1976 Copper drops to lowest since 2016 after post-outbreak economic data show China industrial production, fixed asset investment shrink by most on record.
March 17, 2020 Will aluminum heed the lesson from last demand shock? The global aluminum industry has a terrible record of responding to demand shocks.
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