Iron ore price craters on Chinese steel output cuts

Iron ore price drops 8% falling below $200 a tonne for the first time since April on Beijing's efforts to curb industry emissions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 9:35 am

Copper price falls after China’s metals auction

China announced it would release a total of 170,000 tonnes of metals, including copper, aluminum and zinc, from state reserves on Thursday to nonferrous fabricators.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 8:54 am

IEA’s roadmap shows difficult journey to net zero: Kemp

In the short term, emissions are on a rising trend, notwithstanding a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, putting the world a long way off track to reach zero emissions by 2050.

Reuters | July 30, 2021 | 7:56 am

Zijin Mining reports 175% jump in first half profit

In the first half of the year, the gold and copper producer earned 6.6 billion yuan ($1.02 billion).

Reuters | July 30, 2021 | 7:36 am

China metals body names 66 certified importers for copper, aluminum scrap

The certified importers in the third batch are from 12 provinces and regions in China.

Reuters | July 29, 2021 | 1:45 pm

CATL, Tesla battery supplier, unveils sodium-ion battery

Battery packs combining sodium-ion and lithium-ion cells could point towards compromise in performance for low-cost EVs, with the potential to disrupt the mass market, WoodMac says.

MINING.com Editor | July 29, 2021 | 1:07 pm