Iron ore price drops to over one-month low on weaker China metal outputOutput at Chinese blast-furnace steel producers has continued to decline steadily.Reuters | January 6, 2025 | 8:12 am
Forecast: What will impact gold prices in 2025?A range of economic and political issues seem likely to…Jeffrey Christian | January 4, 2025 | 10:22 am
China flexes lithium dominance with plans for tech-export curbsBeijing proposes including battery cathode material preparation technology to its…Bloomberg News | January 2, 2025 | 12:32 pm
Coal demand to keep hitting records through 2027, IEA says The latest forecast from the IEA sees demand for coal rising to nearly 8.9 billion tons by 2027, about 1% higher than 2024 levels. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 10:48 am
Aluminum price falls to one-month low in wider commodity slump The longer run trends are more bullish for aluminum, according to Commerzbank. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 8:57 am
Namibia investigates China’s Xinfeng for alleged illegal mining Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy is investigating Xinfeng for alleged illegal mining in the lithium-rich Erongo region. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 8:00 am
VIDEO: Critical minerals race driving resource nationalism Jimena Blanco, chief analyst at Verisk Maplecroft, says that geopolitical tensions are causing major shifts in global mining policies. Staff Writer | December 17, 2024 | 12:10 pm
Column: Critical metals will be a key battleground in US-China trade war It's clear that critical minerals will be China's weapon of choice in its escalating trade war with the United States. Reuters | December 17, 2024 | 9:55 am
Russia sells stakes in some Kazakh uranium deposits to China Kazatomprom accounted for 20% of global uranium production in 2023. Reuters | December 17, 2024 | 6:42 am
Canada to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports in new year Ottawa has decided to apply tariffs to imports of critical minerals from China. Reuters | December 17, 2024 | 6:38 am
China’s coal output hits record, fueling oversupply concerns China mined 428 million tons of raw coal above ground in November, up 1.8% from a year earlier. Bloomberg News | December 16, 2024 | 9:14 am
Iron ore price rebounds as China stimulus hopes outweigh weak fundamentals A raft of industrial data that remained relatively weak kept alive calls for Beijing to ramp up consumer-focused stimulus. Reuters | December 16, 2024 | 8:40 am