Botswana’s first iron ore mine, Ikongwe, has started production and delivered its maiden exports to China.

Magnesium seems to have slipped beneath the collective radar, writes Andy Home.

China is pushing miners to ramp up output but this is a slow process, writes Clyde Russell.

Iron ore prices dropped last week as risk sentiment was hurt by fears over growth in China, and as coal prices slumped.

Coal continues to dominate the world’s total electricity generation mix by a large margin.

China's daily crude steel output in September fell to the lowest since December 2018.

The pace of global industrial production growth is falling “quite swiftly” after an impressive spike in demand for durable goods during lockdowns.