June 28, 2019 China copper importers seek new metal sources as scrap crackdown bites China has been gradually curbing imports of scrap, which accounted for 10% of its copper use in 2018.
June 27, 2019 China coal imports seen cooling once Beijing reins in prices Authorities will seek to cap imports at, or even below, last year’s level of 281 million tonnes.
June 27, 2019 Gold exploration trends: companies still cautious despite market rebound Canada returned to its gold exploration leadership position in terms of a number of projects drilled.
June 26, 2019 Why Goldman thinks nickel is trading like a biotech start-up — opinion Nickel is defying both the general macroeconomic concerns weighing on other industrial metals and signs its own internal dynamics are weakening.
June 25, 2019 Putin’s big bet on gold is paying off President Vladimir Putin’s regime moved first among big reserve holders to phase out the dollar because it had the biggest reasons to fear the U.S.
June 25, 2019 China’s rare earth magnet exports to US jump 20% in May China's exports of rare earth magnets to the United States rose more than 20% in May from the previous month to their highest since at least 2016.
June 24, 2019 Global copper mine production to grow 3.5% annually — report Global copper mine production will see steady growth over the next few years, supported by markets with low operating costs and improving copper prices.
June 24, 2019 China’s CNMC agrees to work on Madagascar rare earth project No value was put on the agreement but the Chinese company will also have the right to purchase 3,000 tonnes of rare earth products from the project within three years…
June 24, 2019 Chinese rare earth magnet producer to expand as EV demand booms The importance of rare earths, has been thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks as China mulls whether to use its position as the world’s dominant supplier as a counter…
June 23, 2019 China’s Chengtun starts construction of 60,000-tonnes lithium project The project is expected to produce 30,000 tonnes of lithium, 20,000 tonnes of battery-level lithium hydroxide and 10,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.
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