July 14, 2021 Russell: Bearish or bullish? China’s variegated June commodity imports Overall, what emerges from the June trade data is that China’s demand for commodities is still solid.
July 14, 2021 Home: Fund managers give copper a wide berth as China cools Supercycle bulls will argue that this is just a temporary soft spot before green infrastructure stimulus starts building momentum in Europe and the United States.
July 13, 2021 1 billion years of tectonic plate movement in 40 seconds Since the theory of plate tectonics is relatively new, there’s still a lot to be discovered in this field of research.
July 13, 2021 Zombie mines are coming back to life on soaring metals prices A strong price environment had seen miners look at the economics of reopening mothballed operations, one consultancy says.
July 13, 2021 Brazilian aluminum producer CBA prices IPO at 11.20 reais per share The IPO is valued CBA at 6.7 billion reais ($1.3 billion).
July 13, 2021 ArcelorMittal to build first big zero-carbon steel plant The company would build a unit that processes iron ore using green hydrogen at its plant in Gijon, Spain.
July 13, 2021 BHP’s Cerro Colorado must start from scratch on environmental plan The court said the initial environmental approvals had failed to "correctly evaluate" the risk of air pollution generated by the project.
July 13, 2021 China to keep economy within reasonable range, act to ease commodity prices China, the world's biggest importer of most major commodities, has already made several attempts to stall a surge in prices for everything from iron ore to coal.
July 13, 2021 Moxico Resources plans London IPO within the next year The UK-based company, run by ex-Rio Tinto executive Alan Davies, is developing its flagship Mimbula project in Zambia's copper belt.
July 13, 2021 Botswana begins first iron ore mining project The African nation's heavy reliance on diamonds, which account for a fifth of the Botswana's GDP and more than two thirds of its foreign exchange income.
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
