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Iron ore price plummets 9% as China warns traders to avoid fake pricing

Several iron ore companies were reportedly called to a meeting with the economy’s top planning body in Beijing.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 15, 2022 | 9:46 am

Coal is still raising trillions of dollars despite green shift

Commercial banks have channeled more than $1.5 trillion across the…

Bloomberg News | February 15, 2022 | 8:34 am

Lithium supply crunch Part II – this time it’s for real

Scarcity of what is a critical input for EV batteries…

Reuters | February 15, 2022 | 8:25 am

China approves $756m new coal mine in northern province

The mine will have an annual production capacity of 3…

Reuters | February 15, 2022 | 8:10 am

Trader known as ‘big shot’ battles mystery nickel stockpiler

Tsingshan chairman Xiang Guangda isn’t afraid to place big derivatives…

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2022 | 5:10 pm

Safe havens shine as spreading virus spurs rush to buy gold

Prices rose as much as 1.1% as risk-off sentiment swept markets, with equities and crude oil tumbling.

Bloomberg News | January 27, 2020 | 9:22 am

Copper price rout continues as China virus spreads

Copper price down more than 7% since last week as China locks down 40m people as anger grows over coronavirus outbreak.

Frik Els | January 24, 2020 | 11:00 am

How China overtook the US as the world’s major trading partner

China's new infrastructure network is already transforming global trade.

Visual Capitalist | January 22, 2020 | 2:31 pm

Five copper price trends to watch in 2020

New Wood Mackenzie report expects a considerable amount of copper supply to be lost from unexpected disruption.

MINING.com Editor | January 22, 2020 | 1:59 pm

Global output drop fails to disperse aluminium gloom

Global aluminium production fell by 1.0% last year in its first annual contraction since 2009.

Reuters | January 21, 2020 | 12:15 pm

Potanin buys partner’s stake in copper and gold mine near China

Nornickel has been looking for a partner in the ambitious project for several years.

Reuters | January 21, 2020 | 11:05 am

Five iron ore trends to watch in 2020 – report

Vale could once again be the biggest swing factor for iron ore, but this time in the opposite direction.

MINING.com Editor | January 20, 2020 | 4:01 pm

Funds buy into copper as trade war uncertainty lifts

Funds have been holding a net long position on the CME copper contract since the beginning of this year.

Reuters | January 20, 2020 | 9:45 am

Orocobre signs lithium supply deals with Chinese firms

Two contracts were signed for the supply of battery-grade lithium carbonate from its flagship Olaroz project.

Reuters | January 20, 2020 | 8:50 am

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