A marine scientist has emerged as a new candidate to lead the International Seabed Authority.

Spot gold set a new record of $2,222.39 during the early hours of trading on Thursday.

Russia is still China’s No. 2 supplier after Indonesia, but the threat of trade actions could start to affect its eastward flows.

Smelters including Jiangxi Copper and Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group will meet in Shanghai next Thursday, according to Bloomberg.

The projection comes on the back of record output in 2023.

A senior Indonesian mining ministry official said the country was working to accelerate the approval process.

The overseas sales rose to 10,722 tons in February, compared to 3,973 tons in December.

Transaction volumes of iron ore at major Chinese ports climbed by 66% from the previous session.