December 3, 2024

Trump tariffs could reshape global copper landscape

Canadian and Mexican exports unlikely to be cost-competitive and US would look elsewhere for 16% of its refined copper imports and 48% of semi-finished copper products.

December 3, 2024

Vale sees China steel production declining, other regions to grow

The company said it will adjust its distribution network to answer to the geographical changes on global steel production.

December 3, 2024

China bans export of gallium, germanium and antimony to the US

China accounted for 48% of the world’s mined antimony last year, alongside 59.2% of global refined germanium production and 98.8% of refined gallium output in 2023.

December 3, 2024

Zijin takes control of Pan American’s gold mine in Peru

Pan American no longer owns the mine but retains the right to 60% of future copper concentrate from La Arena II.

December 2, 2024

China’s ‘super-giant’ gold discovery claim sounds ‘aspirational,’ WGC expert says

The Geological Bureau of Hunan Province said it had found more than 35.2 million oz of gold beneath the Wangu gold field in Pingjiang county.

December 2, 2024

Zinc’s wild week may signal volatile era as supplies squeezed

Supply pressures have made zinc the best performer of the LME’s six base metals this year.

December 1, 2024

Global mineral exploration activity in October was highest in a year, S&P data shows

According to S&P, funds raised by junior and intermediate miners nearly quadrupled to $1.61 billion in October, the highest since March 2022.

November 28, 2024

Nornickel sees new technologies sustaining China’s palladium demand

Nornickel is testing several technologies in areas such as hydrogen production and water purification.

November 27, 2024

Rise of China’s Xinjiang as coal hub undercuts climate goals

Output has surged 22% this year, the fastest growth of any region in China.

November 27, 2024

RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending

Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained in EV batteries is up 38% from the lows struck in January.