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Peru hit by nationwide mining strike; govt says situation ‘under control’

The indefinite labour action involves 56 unions, which are protesting a government’s proposed reform they see as "anti-workers".

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2017 | 8:39 am

Iron ore soars past $70 a tonne

Prices have climbed almost 7% since Monday and almost 32% since the recent low of $53.36 a tonne hit on June 13.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2017 | 3:55 am

Rio’s revised iron ore guidance pushes price to three-month high

From the recent low of $53.36 a tonne hit on June 13, iron ore prices have now surged more than 27%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2017 | 7:52 am

Clean energy transition to increase demand for minerals — World Bank

Big winners will be aluminum, copper, lead, lithium, manganese, nickel, silver, steel, and zinc and rare earth minerals such as indium, molybdenum, and neodymium.

World Bank | July 18, 2017 | 6:10 am

Copper price jumps on gangbusters China growth

Chinese economy on track for first annual growth acceleration since 2010 as industrial output surges by 7.6%.

Frik Els | July 17, 2017 | 12:24 pm

Can Trump resurrect US aluminum – and who killed it anyway

China, with its massive aluminum sector and equally massive exports, stands accused, but the real smelter killers were much closer to home.

Reuters | July 14, 2017 | 3:41 pm

North Korea ban lifts coking coal price

Met coal hits 2-month high Friday as Chinese imports of steelmaking coal from totalitarian state drops 75% during first half of the year.

Frik Els | July 14, 2017 | 3:04 pm

Iron ore price hits 10-week high on China renewed appetite

Ore with 62% content in Qingdao added $1.86 overnight to close at $65.91, the highest since May 3 and 20% more than those year lows hit mid-June

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2017 | 3:43 am

Australia to pay China’s Shenhua $200 mln to buy back mining licence

Australia's New South Wales state said on Wednesday it would buy back half of a coal exploration licence from China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd , bowing to pressure from farmers and environmentalists opposed to mining on prime agricultural land.

Reuters | July 12, 2017 | 4:00 pm

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Kemp: Record Chinese coal futures signal need to boost output

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