Dalian iron ore spot price hit highest since December 27.

Growing demand should promote investments in tin production, resulting in a slight price decrease.

“China has been a primary source of demand for base metals since 2003, but we think this trend has started to come to an end,” economist says.

UN experts and rights groups estimate more than a million people have been detained in camps in the far-western Chinese region.

The most-active thermal coal futures contract on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange opened up 7.3% higher.

Prices for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China jumped this year to a record high.

China's factory activity unexpectedly accelerated in December, according to an official survey released on Friday.

Both London and Shanghai copper benchmarks have gained more than 20% this year so far.