July 4, 2018 Indonesia extends Freeport operating permit for Grasberg Indonesia has extended an operating permit for Freeport's Grasberg copper-gold mine while discussions over long-term rights continue.
July 3, 2018 Glencore hammered as US requests documents in corruption probe Shares fell as much as 13% after the miner and commodities trader was told by US Department of Justice to produce documents on Nigeria, Congo and Venezuela.
July 2, 2018 China’s Baowu to move some iron, steelmaking capacity to middle and southern regions China's top steel maker China Baowu Steel Groups move is in line with Beijing's goal push to relocate heavy industries from polluted and crowded regions to places with less environmental…
July 2, 2018 Chinalco halts Guangxi rare earth operations after environmental lapses It is not the first time Chinalco, China's biggest state-owned aluminium producer, has run afoul of the country's ever stricter environmental regulations.
July 1, 2018 Tenaris laying off Canada workers as Trump’s steel tariffs bite Teneris will lay off 40 workers at its TenarisAlgomaTubes plant in Ontario and adjust output there because of the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
June 29, 2018 China’s No.1 maker of battery cells for EVs to build plant in Germany A German battery plant could help ease an expected negative impact in the workforce employed by the local automotive industry.
June 28, 2018 China Zinc smelters plan to cut output by 10% Smelters seek to address low zinc prices and treatment charges.
June 28, 2018 Zinc’s horror run continues on rising supply, trade-war angst Zinc continued to slide after entering a bear market amid concern about increased supply and declining demand.
June 27, 2018 Gold seen fighting back as dollar rebound is poised to reverse While trade tensions haven’t yet provided much support, an escalation combined with a slide in the dollar could lift prices.
June 26, 2018 Take the long-term view in a late-cycle market Inflation is set to get an even bigger jolt now that Trump has formally approved 25 percent tariffs on as much as $50 billion of Chinese goods.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
