June 2, 2020 Epiroc gives notice to 425 staff as covid-19 hits demand Company has warned of a big hit to second quarter sales and profits.
June 2, 2020 US opens national security probe into vanadium imports The probe is similar to ones that resulted in broad tariffs on steel and aluminum in 2018.
June 1, 2020 EPA moves to curb state powers to deny permits for energy projects The move comes as the Trump administration grows increasingly frustrated with states like California and Washington that it says have misused their authority under the Clean Water Act to halt…
June 1, 2020 Covid, debt and precious metals Precious metals are loving the uncertainty the coronavirus has created.
June 1, 2020 US copper concentrate heads to China again after tariff relief A shipment of around 10,000 tonnes for China Copper, part of state-run Chinalco, is due to arrive in mid-June.
June 1, 2020 Coal earnings set to plunge 50% in North America Coal consumption will be crushed in 2020, said Moody’s.
June 1, 2020 Metal inventories pile up in factories, smelters Aluminum inventories have already climbed and are forecast to surge by 5 million tonnes by the end of 2020 to 16 million.
June 1, 2020 Trump’s sparring with China revives rare earths stock trade A Chinese stock strategy that worked in 2019 when tensions got heated with the US is picking up again.
June 1, 2020 Polyus says output could be affected by coronavirus outbreak Russia's top gold producer has reported a first-quarter net loss of $389 million.
May 31, 2020 Zambia’s CEC to discontinue power supply to Konkola Copper Mines Zambia's Copperbelt Energy Corp says Vedanta's Konkola Copper Mines owes $132 million in debt.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
