March 24, 2025 Copper supply in Asia tightens as tariff risks spur anxiety In China, the Yangshan premium — a gauge on the additional cost for shipping in refined copper — has nearly doubled this month.
March 21, 2025 Top cobalt miner CMOC posts record earnings on rising output The miner reported net income jumped 64% to 13.5 billion yuan last year, beating analysts’ estimates.
March 21, 2025 Zijin Mining’s profit surges 52% on copper, gold prices China's biggest metals producer has grown aggressively in the past decade, becoming a major global copper supplier by building out big new projects in the DRC.
March 21, 2025 Trafigura-backed Congo cobalt miner scraps sale to Chinese firm Chemaf has informed creditors that a proposed takeover by a unit of Chinese state-owned arms manufacturer Norinco won’t go ahead.
March 21, 2025 Iron ore price set for weekly loss on caution over China demand prospects China is mulling setting up related funds to build a compensation system to eliminate outdated steel capacity.
March 20, 2025 Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals Resource nationalism is on the rise, with governments tightening control over critical minerals through higher taxes, regulations, and strategic policies. Verisk Maplecroft’s […]
March 20, 2025 China to add cobalt, copper to state metal reserves An effort to boost the resilience of critical minerals supply at time when energy transition demand is increasing and geopolitical tensions are running high.
March 20, 2025 China’s ‘Hermes of gold’ shines despite lacklustre demand for high-end goods Laopu Gold is a notable outlier in China's luxury goods market, which has been hammered by an extended consumer malaise.
March 20, 2025 Chinese state funding in mineral exploration on the rise: FT Since 2022, the nation as whole has devoted $13.8 billion to geological exploration annually.
March 20, 2025 China’s HBIS collaborates with Vale to advance steel decarbonization Both HBIS and Vale aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
