January 14, 2020

Gold falls again as demand for havens wanes

Gold has lost more than 1% this week and may decline further ahead of the signing on Wednesday.

January 14, 2020

Continental Gold shareholders urged to back Zijin’s $1bn takeover deal

China’s No.1 gold producer wants access to Continental’s flagship Buritica project in Colombia.

January 13, 2020

Copper price jumps to 8-month high

Trade hopes buoy industrial metal, but new supply may crimp longer term outlook.

January 13, 2020

With copper stocks tapped out, banks see a 2020 price spike

Citigroup sees demand in China, the top consumer, jumping 2.6% after barely rising in 2019.

January 12, 2020

Roskill predicts tight supply of NdFeB magnet rare earths

Suppliers are expected to have a hard time keeping up with the demand, as EV production and sales ramp up.

January 10, 2020

China court to re-auction Fanya indium at same asking price

The fate of the 3,609.46 tonnes of indium is being closely watched by minor metals traders.

January 10, 2020

As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products

It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.

January 7, 2020

BHP looks to India for coal growth as China demand declines

BHP projects Indian steelmaking is on course to grow by 7% per year over the next decade.

January 7, 2020

Base metals hope for manufacturing recovery in 2020

Most analysts are looking for something better this year but the early indications are that bulls will have to be patient.

January 6, 2020

Chalco ships first cargo from Guinea bauxite project

Boffa is slated to eventually produce 12 million tonnes of bauxite per year.