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Iron ore price rises on hopes of easing covid restrictions in China

The World Steel Association has projected a 2.3% contraction in global steel demand this year.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 21, 2022 | 8:36 am

Copper faces long-term shortage as demand outruns supply

BHP CEO Mike Henry said the market will be in…

Bloomberg News | October 21, 2022 | 8:12 am

BHP chief executive cautiously optimistic about China’s economic growth

The International Monetary Fund forecasts China's GDP will expand by…

Reuters | October 21, 2022 | 7:58 am

Lithium-oxygen batteries one step closer to moving out of the lab

A recent development may provide clues for engineering Mn-based materials…

Staff Writer | October 21, 2022 | 5:05 am

Copper price rebounds on hopes of improving demand in China

Bloomberg reports potential easing of covid-19 restrictions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 20, 2022 | 8:40 am

EV battery power hitting roads jumped 40% last year – report

Lithium prices are soaring as 2020 emerged as tipping point for EVs, and Tesla flags battery shortages.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 4, 2021 | 12:29 pm

Gold price may get China, India physical demand boost as ETF spike fades

If physical demand returns and ETF flows and central bank buying remain more or less constant, it’s possible gold will resume a bullish trend in 2021.

Reuters | February 4, 2021 | 9:44 am

Iron ore price surges on Vale’s 2021 production outlook

Vale reported 4Q20 output of 84.5 million tonnes, a 5% decline from the third quarter.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 4, 2021 | 9:29 am

Copper price climbs as Citi analyst predicts market deficit in H2

Global copper consumption is forecast to rise 6% to 24.76 million tonnes this year after a 1.3% drop last year.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 3, 2021 | 9:35 am

China’s new coal power plant capacity in 2020 more than three times rest of world’s: study

China won praise last year after President Xi Jinping pledged to make the country “carbon neutral” by 2060.

Reuters | February 3, 2021 | 8:30 am

Populist crowd fails to breach the silver fortress for now

Ironically, the silver squeeze may have benefited the very funds that have come in for vilification for shorting stocks

Reuters | February 3, 2021 | 8:06 am

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

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