July 3, 2019

Global stakeholders launch world’s first rare earth industry association

The REIA comprises 12 founding members.

July 2, 2019

Tin slumps most in seven years on spike in Chinese selling

The metal, which is mostly used in soldering, dropped 6.3% to settle at $17,700 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange.

July 2, 2019

HKEX launches spot aluminium trading on mainland China platform

Trading started on Friday, June 28, with six Chinese companies, including a unit of state-run Chalco.

July 1, 2019

Global mined zinc production to ramp up — report

Australia, China, India and Peru are key production drivers.

July 1, 2019

Base metals performance to slow in short term, Moody’s predicts

Over the next year, Moody’s predicts prices will remain below 2018 levels while rising costs will put price margins under pressure.

July 1, 2019

Gold sinks most in a year as trade truce deals blow to bulls

Bullion hit a six-year high last week as top central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve adopted a more dovish tone and tensions spiked between the U.S. and Iran.

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.