March 24, 2025

Copper price inching towards another all-time high

The most-traded copper contracts in New York were two cents away from the all-time high of $5.20/lb. set nearly a year ago.

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China is mulling setting up related funds to build a compensation system to eliminate outdated steel capacity.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.