February 7, 2020

Honbridge’s SAM confident $2bn Brazil iron mine will go ahead

With a capacity of 27.5 million tonnes per year, the project is expected to be built in Minas Gerais.

February 7, 2020

Mine delays in China are buttressing beleaguered coal bulls

Prices on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange rose 3.6%, capping the biggest weekly gain in almost a year

February 6, 2020

Copper price & coronavirus: Don’t expect small SARS-like impact

Copper rebounds, but two new reports warn that coronavirus impact could be much greater than SARS: For one, China did not consume 50% of the world's copper in 2003.

February 6, 2020

Virus-hit China may need more imports of coal. The tricky part – shipping it

Number of ships waiting outside Australia's Newcastle harbor was at an 18-month high of 20 vessels.

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.