Iron ore price rally built on China hope, not fundamentals

Iron ore prices are rebounding on the expectation of future demand, and are happy to ignore the current signs that there is too much of the raw material arriving in China, writes Clyde Russell.

Reuters | December 10, 2021 | 8:19 am

Miners face talent crunch as electric vehicles charge up metals demand

Enrollment in US mining engineering programs dropped 46% between 2015 and 2020.

Reuters | December 10, 2021 | 7:51 am

Li-ion battery recycling may not take off before 2030 — report

According to Wood Mackenzie, new entrants into the battery recycling space should be cautious when looking at bullish expectations for the sector.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 10, 2021 | 5:00 am

Five charts ask if mining is in a supercycle, one screams no

The green energy transition necessitate massive new investments in mining, but how does today’s boom stack up to the aughts?

Frik Els | December 9, 2021 | 1:19 pm

Copper price down on cooling China growth, firmer dollar

Prices are up 20% this year while a wider index of industrial metals is up nearly 30%.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 9, 2021 | 9:00 am

Tsingshan starts producing EV battery raw material nickel matte in Indonesia

In the past two weeks, two other Chinese companies have both announced plans to produce 40,000 tonnes per year of matte in Indonesia.

Reuters | December 9, 2021 | 8:12 am

Copper price up as China imports rise

Arrivals of unwrought copper and products stood at 510,402 tonnes last month, higher than 410,541 tonnes in October but still down 9.1% from a year earlier.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 7, 2021 | 9:35 am