China’s Yunnan set to boost power to aluminum smelters, sources say

China's fourth biggest producing region for electrolytic aluminum, has required smelters to reduce production twice since last September.

Reuters | June 13, 2023 | 9:09 am

Visualizing the world’s largest lithium producers

The global lithium-ion battery market was valued at $52 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach $194 billion in 2030.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | June 12, 2023 | 11:29 am

Cobalt price has fallen nearly 30% this year

Goldman Sachs is forecasting softness for battery metals including cobalt, lithium and nickel in the second half of 2023 amid an oversupply.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 12, 2023 | 9:40 am

Iron ore price falls nearly 4% after Goldman’s China property warning

The investment bank said in a note that it sees persistent problems in Chinese real estate.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 12, 2023 | 8:53 am

Rio Tinto, China’s Baowu seek to use low-grade ores for cleaner steel

Steel production generates up to 9% of global emissions.

Reuters | June 12, 2023 | 7:43 am

Fed is set to pause and assess the effect of rate hikes

Federal Reserve policymakers are about to take their first break from an interest-rate hiking campaign that started 15 months ago.

Bloomberg News | June 11, 2023 | 11:27 am

Mining’s changing ESG landscape

Dean Slocum and Chris Anderson of Acorn International on artisanal miners, China in Africa, the NGO-industrial complex, Juukan Gorge and mining’s changing guard.

Frik Els | June 9, 2023 | 1:25 pm

EV sales are soaring and oil use is about to peak

The share of electric vehicles in sales of new passenger vehicles is set to more than double globally in the next few years — to 30% in 2026.

Bloomberg News | June 8, 2023 | 3:57 pm

Column: China’s imports of major commodities reflect mixed economic data

Imports of coal have been robust in recent months as China turned to thermal generation amid lower hydropower output.

Bloomberg News | June 8, 2023 | 9:42 am

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