The slump in the best indicator of China’s commodity trade is all about iron oreThe Baltic Dry Index suggests that the metal price will consistently trend downwards in the coming months.MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 26, 2021 | 10:14 am
After shaking up nickel, China’s Tsingshan sets sights on lithiumPredominantly a stainless steel maker, the company came out of…Reuters | November 25, 2021 | 9:14 pm
Dalian iron ore price hits 3-week peak on demand optimismSome Chinese banks had been told by financial regulators to…MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 25, 2021 | 9:05 am
Copper price jumps to 9-month high on red-hot China data Measure of industrial output surges to five-year high in March. Frik Els | April 17, 2019 | 12:49 pm
China’s Tianqi taps ‘safe choices’ for board of top lithium miner SQM Tianqi's official board nominations will take place on April 25 at a shareholders meeting in Santiago. Reuters | April 17, 2019 | 11:40 am
How central bank gold buying is undermining the dollar The reason for central banks’ recent gold accumulations has little to do with safe havens and a lot to do with chipping away at the US dollar’s role as the reserve currency. Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | April 16, 2019 | 10:23 am
Chinese refineries can’t get enough copper concentrate At the current rate China is forecast to import a record 22.4 million tonnes of copper ore and concentrate this year. Frik Els | April 15, 2019 | 2:17 pm
China’s commodity imports look tepid, may be slightly warmer The decline in commodity imports in the first quarter seem to confirm the narrative of slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy. Reuters | April 15, 2019 | 9:28 am
China isn’t ready for iron ore deficit, Steelhome’s Wu says The founder of Shanghai Steelhome Information Technology Co. said disruptions will amount to 60 million tons of lost supply this year. Bloomberg News | April 14, 2019 | 11:08 am
China’s General Lithium to launch 60,000 T spodumene converter by end of 2020 China's fourth-biggest lithium producer, plans to start building a plant to convert mineral ore to lithium that will more than triple its capacity. Reuters | April 12, 2019 | 9:39 am
Coal’s collapse crowns winners and losers from China to the US It’s been a stormy month for benchmark coal prices in Asia, with the potential for reverberations across the globe. Bloomberg News | April 11, 2019 | 10:17 am
Tianqi agrees truce in battle over Chilean lithium miner SQM Tianqi's $4.1B purchase of a 24% stake in SQM went through in December, but the Chinese firm has faced push back. Reuters | April 11, 2019 | 9:54 am