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The price has remained tepid since the metal’s value doubled during the first year of the pandemic. However, for the first time since 2018, the price of platinum is nearing parity…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286895
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Although electric vehicle (EV) battery usage has increased demand for nickel, the increase in Indonesian production to above 2 million tons annually has caused a glut on the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286200
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Equities of copper mining companies fared marginally better. The expected supply glut did not materialise in 2023, owing to supply disruptions, while the price was supported by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284717
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Highlighting the importance of decarbonising the sector, demand for aluminium is expected to rise by 40% by 2030. Decarbonisation of alumina refining is dependent on renewable…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284204
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The 18% increase since the beginning of the year has been fuelled by expectations of monetary easing, recurrent geopolitical tensions, Chinese economic woes, and greater…
The sector will nevertheless remain mired in uncertainty for some time to come due to grassroots opposition, government efforts to overhaul sector regulations, and mining…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285505
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Mineral exports from the Central African Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia are rising and existing export routes via South Africa do not have the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285523
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The decision followed weeks of protests over the terms of the newly revised contract. Cobre Panama, located in Colon province, is Central America’s largest open-pit copper mine…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283954
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Beijing seeks to reduce price volatility for ore and hence steel through market restructuring and to increase Chinese self-sufficiency. This comes at a time when ore exporters…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285760
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Other technological routes will be explored in tandem. Nonetheless, green steel could rejuvenate investment in greenfield steel production in Europe. Governments are likely to…