Pilbara Minerals, Ganfeng agree to study for lithium chemical plant

The Manono project in the Democratic Republic of Congo has the potential to be one of the world’s largest sources of the battery metal.

China exported small amounts of two minerals crucial to high-tech manufacturing in October.

Spot prices for the six key metals that dominate trading on the LME are all at a discount to futures.

The Yangshan copper premium, or the fee traders pay for imported cargoes over benchmark prices on the LME, extended to its highest level in a year.

Battery technology used in electric vehicles is quickly evolving, and the direction it goes will have implications for the mining sector.

Iron ore surged with demand optimism growing as more details emerge about China’s latest economic stimulus drive.

Investors have been adding to bets that the Fed’s tightening cycle has ended after a series of US data points showed the world’s biggest economy is slowing.

Antofagasta agreed to treatment and refining charges of $80 a tonne and 8 cents per pound with Chinese smelter Jinchuan Group.

China could effectively cut off 40–50% of global rare earth oxide supply.