Tipping point for electric cars still four years away – reportPrice of lithium-ion batteries used in EVs has dropped 87% since 2010, but reaching price-parity with internal combustion engines has ways to go.Frik Els | December 3, 2019 | 1:07 pm
Copper primed for a pop if US-China trade war is resolvedLow inventories across the copper supply chain mean that any…Reuters | December 3, 2019 | 9:15 am
BMW, Great Wall to build new China plant for electric carsThe 650 million euro ($716 million) plant is due for…Reuters | November 29, 2019 | 11:03 am
‘New wave of purchasing’ sends iron ore to 15-month high Price rises to just under $154 despite the first increase in Chinese stockpiles since October. Frik Els | January 7, 2013 | 6:40 pm
Half of Iran’s post-sanction oil exports headed for China Four leading Asian economies currently account for almost of Iran's exports of oil Marc Howe | January 6, 2013 | 2:06 am
South Korea turns to Japan to reduce rare earth reliance on China Imports of rare earth minerals from China plunged in 2012, while Japan-sourced supplies more than tripled Marc Howe | January 5, 2013 | 3:00 am
Chinese miners killed by armed thieves in Ghana on New Year’s Eve Tensions between locals and overseas mining interests escalate Marc Howe | January 5, 2013 | 1:54 am
India and Brazil to replace China as main drivers of resources demand: report A second wave of raw materials demand from India and Brazil will support the global mining industry says global accountancy firm KPMG Cecilia Jamasmie | January 3, 2013 | 3:50 pm
Gold will fly in 2013 as China moves to back the yuan with precious metal: Leeb "When gold starts underlying their currency, it’s game over. The Chinese have won" Marc Howe | January 3, 2013 | 5:34 am
Blackstone investment guru has nasty surprise for oil investors Byron Wien also predicts a nuclear Iran in 2013 and a Shanghai surprise. Frik Els | January 2, 2013 | 9:06 pm
Iron ore: Rio’s Walsh rains on everybody’s parade Says price hike won't last – it's only because of restocking ahead of cyclone season. Frik Els | January 2, 2013 | 8:29 pm
Ex-diplomat says Chinese investment indispensable to oil sands development A former Canadian diplomat says the use of imported Chinese labor is indispensable to the development of Alberta's oil and gas industries. Marc Howe | January 2, 2013 | 4:30 am