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LME base metals index tumbles more than 30% since 2022 peak

The LMEX recently collapsed below its 200-day moving average.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 15, 2023 | 10:13 am

Column: Zinc price sinks as supply rebound dispels fears of shortfall

Zinc's slump is part of a broader price retreat across…

Reuters | May 15, 2023 | 9:15 am

Korea’s battery makers embrace LFP cells as China strides ahead

South Korea’s battery giants have to date mainly focused on…

Bloomberg News | May 15, 2023 | 8:26 am

Zijin halts copper production at a Tibet mine after accident

Contact with six workers was lost when a lift cage…

Reuters | May 15, 2023 | 7:45 am

Lithium Americas’ breakup is really about China, executive says

The company announced a plan in November to separate its…

Bloomberg News | May 12, 2023 | 1:58 pm

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China lets in most of the Australian coal stranded at its ports

Most of the Australian coal used by steelmakers that was being held at Chinese ports in the wake of Beijing’s import ban has now been cleared.

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2022 | 8:17 am

Power problems take a toll on global aluminum output

Europe's lengthening list of smelter casualties is a warning sign that power availability poses a fundamental challenge for the aluminum industry globally, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | January 24, 2022 | 7:52 am

New developments improve dual-ion battery technology

Chinese researchers have provided a solution to a problem that causes DIBs to malfunction when they recharge and discharge.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 24, 2022 | 6:05 am

Zijin Mining to explore for lithium in DRC

The Chinese miner has launched its first lithium exploration project in a joint venture with DRC-owned firm Cominiere.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 24, 2022 | 6:04 am

Chinese lithium hydroxide prices played catch-up amid tight supply – report

Chinese lithium hydroxide prices experienced a double-digit percentage growth for two weeks in a row amid tight supply and strength from China’s lithium carbonate market.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 23, 2022 | 11:24 am

China’s carbon market may get stricter under a new proposal

Chinese regulators are mulling a deeper cut in new carbon quotas, a move that would make it more expensive to run small and inefficient coal power plants.

Bloomberg News | January 21, 2022 | 2:58 pm

Iron ore price posts third weekly gain on strong demand hopes

"There is strong anticipation that steel production will resume in the medium term," SinoSteel Futures analysts said.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 21, 2022 | 9:16 am

Commodities to veer between China hopes, pandemic fears

If 2021 was a year of volatility and uneven performances for commodities, then 2022 is shaping up as a rinse and repeat as uncertainty over the pandemic recovery remains the dominant theme, writes Clyde Russell.

Reuters | January 21, 2022 | 8:26 am

Coal price soars to $300/t as Asia scrambles for power plant fuel

The seaborne thermal coal market has been in disarray since Indonesia, the world’s biggest exporter, announced it would halt exports for January so it could replenish stockpiles.

Bloomberg News | January 21, 2022 | 8:06 am

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