Five vital commodity industries are buckling under energy crisis

Exports from China totalled 7,068 tonnes in January and February combined.

Demand for the steelmaking ingredient was supported by a firm consumption outlook.

During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage.

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.

The metal has endured its worst week in almost ten years, with the London Metal Exchange (LME) price collapsing by 16% in the space of two days.

China aims to complete ultra-low emission upgrade for 530 million tonnes of steel capacity.

As world economies shift to more electrification and away from fossil fuels to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, expect more copper mining and interest in metals like cobalt and nickel.

Barto's operations, in the Southern Cross greenstone belt, are currently managed on behalf of Shandong Tianye by West Perth-based explorer Minjar Gold.

Nickel tumbled after a major Chinese producer’s unexpected plan to add supply eased concerns about a deficit.