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Tianqi, IGO to buy Australian lithium junior Essential Metals

Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia, which is 51% owned by Tianqi and 49% by IGO Ltd, has offered A$136 million ($94m) for Essential.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2023 | 5:23 am

Copper price rises on China-led demand hopes

Economists and analysts believe policymakers in China will roll out…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 6, 2023 | 9:59 am

What to watch as China gives commodities a wild start to year

Commodities are having a volatile start to the year as…

Bloomberg News | January 6, 2023 | 7:39 am

China to crack down on speculation in iron ore prices

The Chinese state planner will resolutely crack down on illegal…

Reuters | January 6, 2023 | 7:26 am

China boosts coal output, eases Australia ban to bolster energy security

The increasing need to secure energy supplies after easing covid-19…

Reuters | January 6, 2023 | 7:22 am

China’s commodity prices tumble after planner mulls coal intervention

The Chinese state planner said it was considering intervention to cool record prices of the fuel.

Reuters | October 20, 2021 | 7:39 am

Copper price plunges on China’s pledge to bring down coal prices

Investors also booked profits after recent strong gains.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2021 | 10:22 pm

China weighs coal market intervention to end stunning rally

“The current price increase has completely deviated from the fundamentals of supply and demand," says National Development and Reform Commission.

Bloomberg News | October 19, 2021 | 2:50 pm

Alrosa says diamond sector “fully recovered” from pandemic hit

A structural production decline paired with growing end-user demand are pushing prices past levels reached in 2019.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2021 | 9:02 am

Dalian iron ore price up on falling shipments from major suppliers

Iron ore shipments that departed from Australia and Brazil stood at 23.54 million tonnes in the week ended Oct. 17, down 589,000 tonnes from the previous week.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2021 | 8:41 am

Coal price tops $300/t in China as cold wave adds to energy crisis

The most-active contract on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange rose as much as 6%.

Bloomberg News | October 18, 2021 | 9:22 pm

Wild markets gatecrash London Metal Exchange Week party

This year’s LME Week was a subdued affair by comparison with past excess, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 8:08 am

Natural, synthetic graphite needed by EV sector – report

Fastmarkets reports the exponential growth of the EV sector will propel the industry’s graphite requirement far above demand from the traditional consuming sectors.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 17, 2021 | 7:08 am

Copper price soars to new high as stockpiles hit 47-year low

Copper price up 12% this week as LME warehouses empty out and inflation pressures rise across the globe.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 15, 2021 | 8:23 am

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