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Iron ore price rises as output in Chinese steel mills hits highest since October 2020

Daily hot metal output among 247 steel mills surveyed by Mysteel climbed to the highest level since October 2020.

Staff Writer | September 28, 2023 | 9:25 am

China gold prices plunge the most since 2020, curbing record premium

The precious metal fell 3.8% on the Shanghai Gold Exchange,…

Bloomberg News | September 28, 2023 | 9:16 am

We need China’s critical minerals technology, not their metals

China took control of almost all rare earth element processing…

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | September 27, 2023 | 4:50 pm

Mexico not able to cancel Ganfeng Lithium concessions, chamber says

Concessions granted before the lithium nationalization should not be altered,…

Reuters | September 27, 2023 | 11:03 am

US-China tensions boost prospects for Mexico copper smelter plan

Southern Copper is considering spending $1 billion-plus on a new…

Bloomberg News | September 27, 2023 | 10:32 am

Compounds that promote vegetation diversity key to ecological restoration in open-pit coal mine dumps

Researchers find interesting restoration results at the Antaibao open-pit coal mine.

Staff Writer | September 6, 2022 | 6:06 am

Iron ore price climbs after selloffs spurred by China covid woes

The most-traded January iron ore on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange ended daytime trade 4% higher.

Reuters | September 5, 2022 | 11:15 am

BYD jumps to No. 2 in global electric car battery market

The year-to-date market share rankings were unchanged, with CATL top with 34.7% of the market.

Bloomberg News | September 5, 2022 | 10:39 am

Heavy China platinum imports spur shortages elsewhere, WPIC says

Lease rates for platinum peaked at around 10% in May, higher than at the peak of the pandemic.

Reuters | September 5, 2022 | 8:51 am

How machine learning can help identify new, deeply buried porphyry copper deposits

Two novel machine learning techniques are able to identify new, deeply buried porphyry copper deposits by characterizing magma fertility.

Staff Writer | September 4, 2022 | 6:55 am

Copper price rises despite China lockdowns, recession fears

Price was supported by slow growth in American jobs in August.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 2, 2022 | 9:52 am

Metals rout deepens as China lockdowns add to growth fears

A wave of risk aversion hit markets on Thursday, dragging copper down to near a one-month low.

Bloomberg News | September 1, 2022 | 1:15 pm

Iron ore price down as China’s covid, property woes weigh

Nearly 70 Chinese cities reported declines in new home prices last month.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 1, 2022 | 9:13 am

China copper giant wins banks’ backing amid liquidity woes

Lenders have agreed to provide credit support to Maike, including extensions on existing loans, the company said in a statement.

Bloomberg News | September 1, 2022 | 8:33 am

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