De Beers’ diamond sales beat pre-covid levels

The miner's rough-diamond sales jumped 44% in the first cycle of 2021 from to the same period last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2021 | 3:48 am

Albemarle shares slip on $1.3 billion stock offering

The company’s stock doubled in 2020 as lithium prices rallied on EV demand.

Reuters | February 2, 2021 | 5:38 pm

Lithium price in China surges 40% to 18-month high

Heavy demand for new generation LFP batteries lights fire under domestic China lithium carbonate prices boosting Australia spodumene prices in the process.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 2, 2021 | 11:08 am

Copper price pressured by China demand worries

Price of the metal has fallen more than 5% since hitting an eight-year high last month.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 2, 2021 | 9:27 am

China starts 2021 with robust imports of major commodities

Imports of crude oil, iron ore and coal are all expected to show gains from prior months.

Reuters | February 2, 2021 | 9:16 am

Silver price plunges nearly 10% as Reddit rally reverses

Silver futures on the Comex were down 8%, priced at $26.87 an ounce on Tuesday morning.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 2, 2021 | 8:21 am

Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia

China and Russia are joining forces to keep America's increasing attempts to dominate extra-terrestrial commerce at bay.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 7:05 am

Platts launches daily China copper TC/RC assessment

Commodity pricing provider S&P Global Platts launched a daily assessment of spot treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for clean copper concentrate supply to top metals consumer China.

Reuters | February 1, 2021 | 12:15 pm

Global gold output to rise 5.5% in 2021 – report

Gold production is expected to bounce back and increase to 113.9moz this year.

MINING.com Editor | February 1, 2021 | 11:14 am

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