Britain set to stockpile metals for electric cars to beat Chinese threat – The Telegraph

Officials at the Department for Business are discussing options to protect the United Kingdom's access to vital materials including lithium and cobalt.

Reuters | May 5, 2021 | 12:09 pm

Iron ore price surges as steel rally fires up demand

Expectations are building that benchmark prices can get to $200 a tonne.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 5, 2021 | 10:43 am

Home: China’s super-charged buying reshapes the copper market

China’s net imports of refined copper surged by 38% to 4.4 million tonnes last year, breaking all historical records.

Reuters | May 5, 2021 | 8:04 am

Metals price rally could hamper switch to green energy — IEA

Prices for commodities — from lithium to cobalt — have hit record highs as demand for clean energy technologies increases.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 5, 2021 | 3:36 am

Copper price could spike to $13,000 on low stocks – BofA

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

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 4, 2021 | 7:18 am

Aluminum price rises on supply worries as China pledge’s emission curbs

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

Reuters | May 4, 2021 | 6:30 am

Russell: China seeks to cool red-hot steel sector, and aims at Australia

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.

Reuters | May 3, 2021 | 7:02 am

Lithium producers grow bullish as EV revolution turbocharges demand

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.

Reuters | May 2, 2021 | 4:22 am

Chile output falls for 10th consecutive month, adding fuel to copper price rally

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

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 30, 2021 | 11:56 am

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