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Ranked: Top 25 nations producing battery metals for the EV supply chain

Although China will likely maintain its dominance for the foreseeable future, other countries are ramping up their mining and refining capacities.

Govind Bhutada - Visual Capitalist | April 15, 2021 | 8:23 pm

Singapore nickel trader’s lavish lifestyle allegedly fueled by $740m fraud

The police have called it one of the city-state’s largest-ever…

Bloomberg News | April 15, 2021 | 9:51 am

Home: Re-thinking zinc as 2021 benchmark smelter terms tumble

A sharp drop in this year's benchmark smelter treatment charges…

Reuters | April 15, 2021 | 7:58 am

Philippines lifts nine-year ban on new mines to boost revenues

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a moratorium on new…

Reuters | April 15, 2021 | 7:41 am

Copper price scales $9,000 after Goldman calls it the new oil

Goldman Sachs sees prices averaging $11,000 per tonne over the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 14, 2021 | 12:02 pm

Copper production jumped by a million tonnes last year

But market was in small deficit according to study.

Frik Els | April 13, 2017 | 3:37 pm

Iron ore market keeps getting uglier — prices at lowest since November

The commodity is now trading below $70 a tonne and has just suffered its largest one-day percentage decline in over a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2017 | 3:24 am

Lead price boost as deficits set to widen

New report says despite a slowdown in China, falling mine production will push lead prices higher over the next five years.

Frik Els | April 11, 2017 | 11:44 am

Coking coal price soars past $300

Coking coal price has doubled in two weeks – storm damage to rail lines could affect Australian exports for another four weeks.

Frik Els | April 10, 2017 | 1:05 pm

Australia ready to begin exporting uranium to India — Prime Minister

Shipments will start almost nearly three years after the two countries signed an export deal for peaceful power generation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2017 | 5:43 am

Coking coal price close to $300 a tonne on Australian disruptions

Coking coal prices gained 86% to $283.10 a tonne this week, the biggest gain in four years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2017 | 6:49 am

Rio Tinto to fight $447 million Australian tax bill

The amount is linked to what is known as “transfer pricing” between Rio Tinto’s Australian operations and its Singapore office.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2017 | 10:03 am

Erdene Resource moving forward with flagship project in Mongolia

While the company had other projects in the country, the Bayan Khundii gold project went from greenfield prospect to being its main asset in roughly nine months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2017 | 3:48 am

‘Conflict minerals’ entering tech supply chains from countries beyond Africa — report

Tungsten, tin, tantalum and gold are now also being illegally extracted and traded at sites under the control of armed groups in countries including Myanmar and Colombia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2017 | 1:02 am

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