May 31, 2019 Gold — China premiums rise as trade woes boost buying; India demand tapers Gold premiums in top consumer China rose this week as investors bought the metal as a safe-haven due to rising trade tensions with the United States.
May 30, 2019 We all need to calm down about rare earths — opinion Once every decade or so, the world goes through a collective freak-out about rare earths.
May 30, 2019 Copper market faces larger shortages, supply issues simmer Benchmark copper prices on the London Metal Exchange, trading at around $5,850 a tonne, have tumbled nearly 9% this month.
May 30, 2019 Mapped: Who owns the world’s gold reserves Central banks around the globe have been on a gold buying spree this year, with Russia and China, leading the pack.
May 30, 2019 China willing to meet reasonable rare earth demand from other countries China is willing to meet reasonable demand for rare earths from other countries, but it would be unacceptable that countries using Chinese rare earths to manufacture products would turn around…
May 29, 2019 Rare earth stocks come out winners in China-US trade war The threat of "weaponizing" rare earths by China means potential sellers of the minerals to the US stand to gain from a tightened international supply and higher prices.
May 29, 2019 FLASHBACK: Rare earth mining in China — low tech, dirty and devastating A report by state news agency Xinhua paints a particularly grim picture of China's rare earth industry which belies the notion that China's crackdown has more to do with managing…
May 29, 2019 US fighter jets and missiles are in rare-earth firing line China’s grip on the global market for rare-earth metals gives it the ability to target American weaponry in its trade war with the U.S.
May 29, 2019 Namibia says China can buy Rio’s uranium stake if it respects laws Rio Tinto, which is seeking to divest less profitable assets, said last November that it was selling its 69% stake in the world's longest-running open pit uranium mine to China…
May 29, 2019 China gears up to weaponize rare earths dominance in trade war The threat to weaponize strategic materials ratchets up the tension between the world’s two biggest economies before an expected meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump at the G-20…
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am