The Rare Earths Monthly Metals Index (MMI) dropped one point this month down to an MMI reading of 21. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. U.S. Looks Beyond China One point of underlying tension between the U.S. and China, as the two […]
Category: Minor Metals
Week in Review: Steel Production, Copper Prices and India’s Nuclear Power Capacity
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at this week’s coverage on MetalMiner, which included analysis of Chinese steel production, the U.S.’s search for sources of rare earths outside of China, and falling copper and aluminum prices. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and […]
Greenland’s Retreating Ice Sheets Open up Rare Earth Resources
Environmentalists are horrified by the impact of global warming on the Greenland ice sheet. Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. According to the Financial Times, temperatures have risen more than twice as fast in Greenland as the rest of the planet […]
Week in Review: MMIs, U.S. Steel Production and China’s Manufacturing Slowdown
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the metals storylines here on MetalMiner: Keep up to date on everything going on in the world of trade and tariffs via MetalMiner’s Trade Resource Center. MMI week continued with coverage on the following indexes: Rare […]
Renewables MMI: Cobalt Prices Gain Upward Momentum
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) dropped two points for a September MMI value of 99. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook First Cobalt Eyes Restart of Canadian Refinery First Cobalt Corp., a Toronto-based firm, is looking into restarting its idled cobalt refinery in Canada, Reuters reported. First Cobalt […]
Trump Directs Dept. of Defense to Search for Alternative Sources of Rare Earth Magnets
Rare earths are coveted around the world for their application in a wide variety of high-tech uses, from consumer electronics to military applications. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook However, a rare earths market dominated for years by China has presented a challenge to the U.S. Toward that […]
Renewables MMI: Congo’s Copper Production Growth Outpaces Cobalt
The Renewables Monthly Metals Index (MMI) gained three points this month, rising to a July MMI value of 105. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Congo Cobalt Output Rises 3% Cobalt output in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) jumped 3% over the first five months of the […]
Rare Earths MMI: China’s Rare Earths Dominance Takes Center Stage
The Rare Earths Monthly Metals Index (MMI) picked up three points, rising to a June MMI value of 22. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook China’s Rare Earths In light of last month’s developments in the long-running U.S.-China trade talks, MetalMiner’s Stuart Burns delved into what could be a […]
Will China’s Next Trade War Tactic be to Leverage Rare Earths Dominance?
Cast your mind back nearly 10 years — for those of you in the metal business at that time, the market was briefly all about rare earths. For the first time in decades, all anyone could talk about was the West’s vulnerability to the supply of this misnamed group of highly important strategic metals and […]
Rare Earths MMI: Lynas License Renewal Saga in Malaysia Continues
The Rare Earths Monthly Metals Index (MMI) held flat this month for a May value of 19. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Lynas Saga Continues in Malaysia As we’ve noted in previous installments of the Rare Earths MMI, Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp. continues to deal with regulatory […]
