China to host almost a third of the world’s new coal mines

Prompt delivery copper prices spike as inventories in LME warehouses fall 20% from mid-April.

Coal-fired power is used by more than 80% of China's aluminum smelters.

Beijing and Canberra have been at loggerheads for more than a year over a variety of political issues, but the fallout has been concentrated in trade.

Growing industry optimism from higher lithium prices is a change from last year when funding for mines and processing plants dried up during the pandemic.

Chile's copper production fell 2.2% year on year in Q1 2021, according to government statistics agency INE.

Some Chinese manufacturers of electric wire have idled units and delayed deliveries or even defaulted on bank loans.

China's gold output, however, fell 9.92% to 74.44 tonnes in the January-March period from a year earlier.

According to Roskill, due to Chinese environmental inspections, flake graphite prices are expected to rise once again through Q2 2021.

The number of electric cars on the world’s roads now more than 10 million, and set for significant growth over the coming decade, IEA reports.