Sinomine suspends Zimbabwe lithium ops over authorities’ concernsThe lithium operations have been put on hold for 7 days to address administrative concerns raised by authorities.Reuters | May 15, 2023 | 10:53 am
LME base metals index tumbles more than 30% since 2022 peakThe LMEX recently collapsed below its 200-day moving average.MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 15, 2023 | 10:13 am
Korea’s battery makers embrace LFP cells as China strides aheadSouth Korea’s battery giants have to date mainly focused on…Bloomberg News | May 15, 2023 | 8:26 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
Iron ore price rockets as China imports hit highest in 16 months The world's biggest consumer of iron ore brought in 104.96 million tonnes last month, up from October's 91.61 million. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 7, 2021 | 9:11 am
November rebound in China’s key commodity imports may not last The energy crunch appears to be largely resolved, and demand for copper has responded in turn, writes Clyde Russell. Reuters | December 6, 2021 | 11:09 pm
London nickel market tightens as China lifts imports nickel looks set to remain a tight market with the flow of metal into China transferring the tightness from Shanghai to London, writes Andy Home. Reuters | December 6, 2021 | 6:57 am
China will encourage listing of leading futures firms, to issue futures law China's commodities market had been volatile this year amid the uneven global economic recovery, easing liquidity and speculation. Reuters | December 5, 2021 | 12:48 pm
Iron ore price up despite Chinese steel curbs "Impact from changes to the supply side on steel products prices is weakening," SinoSteel Futures wrote in a note. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 3, 2021 | 8:21 am
China may raise coal contract prices in 2022 after squeeze Higher coal prices will likely mean steeper electricity costs for industrial customers. Bloomberg News | December 3, 2021 | 7:59 am
MMG to shut down operations at Las Bambas copper mine by mid-December Operations at the mine were disrupted for nearly 400 days over five years due to on-and-off road blockades. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 3, 2021 | 3:59 am