February 6, 2020

China’s metals import hunger shifts towards raw materials

China’s giant aluminum machine needs a lot of bauxite and imports topped the 100 million tonne level for the first time in 2019

February 6, 2020

Coronavirus hits copper trade as China asks Chile to defer cargoes

While suppliers haven’t reported any contract breaches, they have verbally agreed to delay shipments due to port shutdowns.

February 5, 2020

Key trends for aluminum in 2020

2020 may be the year for a two-tier market for primary aluminum, says Wood Mackenzie

February 5, 2020

Cobalt price rebounds on Beijing stockpiling talk

Battery cobalt prices jump by more than 10% in January – too soon to assess coronavirus impact on China-Congo supply.

February 3, 2020

Copper price and coronavirus: “Black swan like no other”

Copper price touches lowest since May 2017 on Monday – new report says pandemic could drop industrial metals prices another 26%.

February 3, 2020

Miners need to adopt next-generation values to battle reputation crisis, says Anglo American boss

Mark Cutifani says that, regrettably, the mining industry is still seen as one that takes more than it gives.

February 3, 2020

Social investors, emissions reduction efforts to shape mining’s short-term future — report

Deloitte’s “Tracking the Trends” annual mining report, warns mining leaders they will have to work this year on building trust with communities, consumers and investors.

February 2, 2020

China urges coal miners to resume production to keep market supplied

The central government wants to keep the market supplied and stabilize prices amid the coronavirus outbreak.

January 31, 2020

Coronavirus drops iron ore shipping gauge 99.9%

Virus scare drops freight rates for vessels used in 1.5 billion tonne iron ore trade down to 1 point, from 5,043 points in September.

January 31, 2020

China 2019 rare earth magnet shipments to US rise 12% from year ago

The jump comes amid a Pentagon plan to bolster its stocks as rare earths became a potential front in the Sino-US trade war.