China iron ore price plunges on government price monitoring plan
The most-traded iron ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange hit its lowest in two weeks.
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Copper price extends recovery despite first Beijing 100,000 tonne metal auction
Copper price up 2% Tuesday despite Chinese plans to publicly auction a total of 100,000 tonnes of non-ferrous metals early next month.
Nordgold postpones IPO, citing uncertainty in gold market
Expected interest rate rises have created significant uncertainty and volatility in the resources sector, the company says.
Equinox Gold’s Los Filos mine suspends operations over blockade
Operations at the gold mine in Mexico have been suspended, owing to illegal blockades by a group of unionised employees and community members.
Korean scientists develop cheap, high-performance anode for sodium-ion batteries
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology created a sodium high-capacity material that can store 1.5 times more electricity than the graphite anode.
Resource estimate for Hautalampi Co-Ni-Cu project shoots up
Eurobattery Minerals and FinnCobalt said total resource tonnage has doubled and contained metal tonnes increased some 50%.
Copper price regains ground, rally not over, Citi says
Prices edged up Monday after hitting a two-month low on Friday.
Iron ore price dives as Chinese regulators launch spot market probe
China's state planner and the market regulator have pledged to crack down on hoarding and speculation.
Gold price rebounds from worst week since March 2020
Last week's decline prompted ETFs to add the most gold in three months on Friday, as some investors saw it as a buying opportunity.
World’s first fossil-free steel plant fueled by hydrogen
Sweden’s Hybrit is developing a rock cavern storage facility for fossil-free hydrogen gas, which will be used in the pilot plant for direct reduction in Luleå.
Tungsten prices hit 12-year high as China tightens export controls
China supplies over 80% of the world’s tungsten.