Nickel price falls as China warns on raw material prices

Nickel’s attempt at a comeback from the Tsingshan-induced slump was knocked back on Monday after successive warnings from China’s top politicians about rising raw material prices.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 12, 2021 | 6:04 pm

CATL takes stake in China Moly cobalt mine for $137.5 million

The investment gives CATL access to the Kisanfu copper-cobalt mine in the DRC, one of the world's largest undeveloped sources of cobalt.

Reuters | April 11, 2021 | 9:46 am

Xinjiang coal mine accident traps 21 – China state media

A section of the mine filled with water when 29 miners were working at the site in Hutubi county.

Reuters | April 11, 2021 | 9:26 am

Biden’s EV plan would create bull conditions for energy metals — report

The $2 trillion infrastructure bill would help create bull conditions in commodity markets, particularly in steel, cobalt, lithium and copper.

MINING.com Editor | April 9, 2021 | 12:42 pm

The need for a battery gold rush in US

US automakers are finally making bold commitments to electrify their fleets, but in the short-term, there may not be enough lithium-ion batteries to go around.

MINING.com Editor | April 9, 2021 | 11:57 am

America’s Suez

Taiwan could turn out to be to the American empire what Suez was to the British Empire in 1956.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | April 9, 2021 | 11:37 am

Coal output from top 10 miners to increase by up to 6.6% in 2021 – report

This represents a recovery from last year's 4.2% decline in collective output.

MINING.com Editor | April 9, 2021 | 11:16 am

Reality check for copper price bulls as Chinese demand growth slows

Copper long speculators are at risk of a price pull-back due to a delayed pick up in Chinese demand in its traditionally strong industrial consumption season.

Reuters | April 9, 2021 | 7:42 am

China is paying a high price for its ban on Australian coal: Russell

The restrictions on imports from Australia came into effect in the second half of last year, resulting in China's imports dropping to virtually zero in the first two months of this year.

Reuters | April 9, 2021 | 7:35 am

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