January 28, 2022 Copper price heads for biggest weekly fall in three months "Price weakness could last through China's New Year public holiday next week, typically a time of low demand," said Saxo Bank.
January 28, 2022 Zinc squeeze worsens as a second European smelter closes Europe's zinc buyers can only hope warmer spring weather comes early this year, writes Andy Home.
January 28, 2022 Coal price surges as Ukraine tensions worsen supply woes The benchmark Newcastle coal index has soared by over a third this month to $262 a tonne.
January 28, 2022 Rare earths reveal new info in volcanoes’ CO2 emissions Researchers use niobium and tantalum as tracers to analyze magmas from four volcanoes and investigate their carbon dioxide emissions.
January 28, 2022 BHP shares fall on last day of trading in London The company’s 20-year-old presence in the stock draws to a close, as part of a plan to simplify its corporate structure.
January 27, 2022 Add another 1m tonnes to annual copper demand from EVs 2021 saw a surge in new electrodeposited copper foil manufacturing capacity – just one use leading to a 5-fold increase in copper demand from EVs over the next decade.
January 27, 2022 Palladium price highest in four months amid Ukraine-Russia crisis Tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine have heightened concerns supplies may be disrupted.
January 27, 2022 KGHM gives employees 10% raise One of the world's biggest copper and silver producers, the company employs more than 18,500.
January 27, 2022 De Beers boosts production to meet recovering demand It saw 2021 production jump by 29% to 32.3 million carats, as the miner boosted output to meet recovering demand.
Rio Tinto-Glencore merger may need asset sales to win over China China's antitrust regulator is likely to be concerned about a combined entity's concentration in copper production, analysts said. January 16, 2026 | 07:45 am
