BHP upbeat on China demand; quarterly iron ore output ticks lower

Miners in Shanxi have been asked to prioritize supply of as much as 47.7 million tonnes to seven provinces between May and December.

The world’s addiction to coal, a fuel many thought would soon be on the way out, is now stronger than ever.

The most-traded iron ore on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange for September delivery tumbled almost 11%.

Hedge funds are shorting copper the most since May 2020 as China doubles down on its zero-covid policy.

Copper has spent the last few weeks hanging in suspended animation, writes Andy Home.

China's zero tolerance approach to covid has seen banks slash their growth forecasts for the country.

Batteries, and more precisely battery metals, are poised to replace chips as the new bottleneck for the auto industry, writes Gabrielle Coppola.

Elon Musk wants more lithium, but only a handful of countries can supply the material key to the electrification of transportation, at least for now.

China’s cabinet has confirmed that the addition of an extra 300 million tonnes of coal mining capacity will happen this year.