May 11, 2025 Column: A gallium lens on China’s minerals dominance and how to break it The price of gallium has been rising ever since China started restricting exports of the exotic metal in August 2023.
May 9, 2025 Copper, silver, wheat – Why recession fears are moving markets together Copper prices rose on Friday as inventories on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) continued to decline. One analyst says commodities like copper, […]
May 9, 2025 Copper price supported by Chinese demand, tariff hiatus, easing of geopolitical tensions There are several reasons for copper’s reversal of fortune.
May 9, 2025 Copper price rises on ongoing supply strain in China Chinese buyers continue to face challenges securing copper in a constrained market.
May 9, 2025 Congo gold miner halts operations in tax dispute with M23 rebel administration Twangiza Mining informed employees of an immediate work stoppage in the letter dated May 8.
May 9, 2025 Tsingshan ‘has not given up’ on Chile lithium plans despite plant retreat Tsingshan and Chinese automaker BYD backed out of plans this week to build major lithium cathode plants in Chile.
May 9, 2025 China’s rare earth exports drop as trade war crimps supply Overseas sales fell 16% in April from March to 4,785 tonnes.
May 9, 2025 China launches campaign to crack down on strategic minerals smuggling The campaign urges government departments to target typical evasion methods such as false reporting, concealment, and smuggling.
May 8, 2025 China’s copper concentrate imports at record high as more smelters prepare to open Copper inventories on the Shanghai Futures Exchange are expected to fall again this week, according to traders, with the swift drawdown likely to lift prices and increase the incentive for…
May 8, 2025 Iron ore price falls as China steel body says output curbs underway China announced in March it would push the steel industry to limit output.
Radiant unloads BHP iron ore in China as trader tests curbs The Berge Mawson unloaded its cargo at the northern port of Caofeidian and has now left the country, Bloomberg's ship tracking data shows. January 12, 2026 | 07:31 am
Iron ore price gains as China pledges package of stimulus polices A need for restocking as well as decreasing global iron ore shipments from Australia and Brazil also lifted prices. January 12, 2026 | 07:20 am
Codelco to produce 1.344mt of copper in 2026, chairman says The company's lithium joint venture with SQM is expected to produce 250,000 tons in 2026, chairman Maximo Pacheco also said. January 12, 2026 | 07:13 am