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Shanghai zinc price soars to near 15-year high

Prices rallied to their highest since July 2007 while nickel surged nearly 8%, on worries over supply shortages.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 13, 2022 | 9:30 am

Electric vehicle growth outpaces installation of battery chargers

The number of EVs on the road per public charging…

Bloomberg News | April 12, 2022 | 7:50 am

The near-500% rally in lithium price is showing cracks in China

Lithium prices seem to be losing momentum in China, as…

Bloomberg News | April 12, 2022 | 6:54 am

Iron ore price slumps on covid-19 restrictions in China

"Previous market expectation was that steel demand would be postponed…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 11, 2022 | 8:14 am

Asia unlikely to rescue Russian coal amid Europe ban

There are already signs that Asia is likely to buy…

Reuters | April 11, 2022 | 7:25 am

Social license soon to be akin to a mining license — report

The industry needs to align with ESG values and attract the in-demand millennial talent pool.

MINING.com Editor | May 8, 2020 | 12:59 pm

Copper price jumps as Chinese imports surge

Copper price now up more than 20% from covid-19 lows as China's April concentrate imports surge 22% to over 2m tonnes for only the third time ever.

Frik Els | May 8, 2020 | 10:40 am

Shandong Gold grabs TMAC for $149 million

TMAC is the third underperforming Canadian gold junior to be acquired in the past few months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 8, 2020 | 7:01 am

Silvercorp annual production beats guidance

Shares of Silvercorp Metals closed 4.6% higher on the TSX Thursday.

Jackson Chen | May 7, 2020 | 3:24 pm

CHART: China’s grip on battery metals supply chain

Only 23% of global supply of all battery raw materials is coming from China.

MINING.com Editor | May 7, 2020 | 1:19 pm

China dominates world’s supply chains

China leads the world in the manufacture of electric vehicles and charging stations.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | May 7, 2020 | 12:14 pm

China is virtually alone in backing Africa’s coal projects

Chinese companies and banks are involved in financing at least 13 coal projects across the continent with another nine in the pipeline.

Bloomberg News | May 7, 2020 | 9:52 am

China aluminum dances to its own beat as LME stumbles

Traders say weak demand for Chinese exports could soon take the shine off the market.

Reuters | May 6, 2020 | 1:51 pm

Lithium price: One in three cars sold in UK now electric

You have to look hard for a silver lining as European car sales collapse by 90% and forecasts for lithium demand and prices are slashed.

Frik Els | May 5, 2020 | 4:59 pm

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