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Australia may have spotted a lucrative hole in the market for rare-earth metals, which are crucial for the defence industry and for manufacturing products necessary for the development of artificial intelligence (AI), such as semiconductors. Last week, China, which has…
Last week, China’s Ministry of Commerce published a document that went by the name of “announcement No. 62 of 2025”. But this wasn’t just any bureaucratic missive. It has rocked the fragile tariffs truce with the US. The announcement detailed sweeping…
Its dual dependence on America’s digital services and Beijing’s critical mineral processing industry leaves it highly vulnerable. Tech wars between west and east are nothing new. During the cold war, the US and its allies competed fiercely with the Soviet…
Plans for a groundbreaking rare earths refinery in East Yorkshire have been scrapped, after the company behind the project decided to seek investment in the US instead. Pensana has spent the past seven years developing a rare earths mine in…
Malaysia’s copper scrap market has remained struggles in recent years, with both upstream traders and downstream smelters under increasing pressure. According to SMM, this situation is closely related to the government’s intensified import supervision since 2021, particularly the stringent inspection…
On Monday, October 13, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) stated that the global refined zinc and refined lead markets are expected to face a significant supply surplus in 2026. Lead The group anticipates that global refined lead…
On February 25, 2025, a large-scale nationwide power outage occurred in Chile, which had a certain negative impact on Chile’s copper production. According to SMM, the nationwide power outage in Chile began at 3:00 PM local time on February 25,…
Gold prices fell more than 2% after scaling another record on Friday, as investors pulled away from the safe-haven metal following US President Donald Trump’s comments that eased concerns of an escalating trade war with China. Spot gold dropped as…