October 13, 2017

Zinc price spike sparks flurry of miner listings

The metal has doubled in prices since late 2015 and investor demands are rising for this "hot commodity."

October 13, 2017

Iron ore price soars as Chinese imports reach record high

Monthly cargoes top 100 million tonnes for the first time ever.

October 12, 2017

The electric car blindsides the automakers

An examination of the lithium market and the one company that Ron Struthers (of Struther's Resource Stock Report) believes is in the right place.

October 12, 2017

Prairie Mining says near deal with Chinese banks to fund Polish mine

Upfront capital costs for the development of the Jan Karski mine totals $630 million with Chinese lenders expected to financing 85 percent of it.

October 12, 2017

Rio Tinto’s $2 billion coal assets attract investor consortium: sources

Sale is part of Rio’s planned exit from Australian coal to focus on iron ore, copper and aluminum.

October 11, 2017

More good news for lead price as market tightens further

Chinese smelters' treatment and refining charges for imported lead concentrate slide to $20–$30 per tonne, more than $100 below last year's peak.

October 11, 2017

China’s top coke producer to curb output in pollution war

Shanxi Coking will trim around 900,000 tonnes of coke and 360,000 tonnes of chemicals from production during the coming winter months.

October 10, 2017

Iron ore dangerously close to $60 a tonne

Ongoing concerns that looming steel production cuts in China on environmental grounds will sap steel mill demand continue to weigh on prices.

October 8, 2017

Chinese companies to build 700 coal plants in and outside China

Of all the new coal generation expected to go online over the next decade, Chinese companies will build nearly half of it.

October 6, 2017

Russia takes advantage of China’s North Korea coal ban

As North Korean imports of anthracite coal have waned with sanctions, those from Russia have soared.