Battery grade lithium prices in China surge 68%

"Three years of falling lithium prices failed to incentivise sufficient investment into supply chains, leading to greater risks of price volatility as battery demand ramps up."

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2021 | 9:44 am

Nickel prices: How did we get here and what comes next?

To understand today’s pricing, we have to look back to pre-2007, when there was a squeeze on nickel prices.

ANTHONY MILEWSKI - Special to The Northern Miner | March 4, 2021 | 9:40 am

Nickel price drops most since 2016 on Tsingshan deal

The nickel and stainless steel giant will provide 100,000 tonnes of nickel matte to Huayou Cobalt and battery materials maker CNGR Advanced Material.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2021 | 9:34 am

Five Eyes alliance urged to forge ties with Greenland to secure minerals

Greenland has huge deposits of rare earths.

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 8:16 am

Asia seaborne coal prices start to retreat, China-Australia dispute lingers

There are signs that the price and demand surge for coal during the recent colder-than-expected winter across North Asia is starting to ease.

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 7:56 am

China approves 10mt coal mine project in Shaanxi

The project, owned by a subsidiary of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group, involved a total investment of $1.92 billion.

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 7:34 am

Hostility to Beijing drives Chinese gold diggers into new territory

Chinese gold mining companies are on a buying spree in West Africa and South America, outbidding rivals for assets in less familiar regions.

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 7:24 am

Global copper smelting edges lower in February due to Chinese holiday

The decline in China was partially offset by gains in Europe and North America.

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 2:09 am

Electric car battery cobalt prices are rocketing

Soaring demand in China, ongoing logistics issues along the Congo-South Africa-China route lift prices over 30% in single month, says Benchmark.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2021 | 4:50 pm

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