Tin prices may see further support from supply risks, rate cuts, analysts sayBMI analysts increased their 2024 tin price forecast, but predicted prices could ease to around $26,000 to $32,000 a ton in the coming months.Reuters | May 16, 2024 | 9:32 am
EU launches trade investigation into Chinese tinplate steelThe EU launched the investigation to assess whether imports into…Reuters | May 16, 2024 | 8:00 am
Opinion: Tariffs on minerals from China are not enoughCritical minerals consultant argues Western countries need duties on all…Gregory D. Wischer | May 15, 2024 | 8:51 am
Nickel price at lowest since 2021 on oversupply concerns The global nickel market had a surplus of 23,900 metric tons in September. Staff Writer | November 23, 2023 | 9:24 am
Column: Copper supply rethink as smelter treatment charges fall The prospect of too many smelters chasing a finite amount of raw material is at the forefront of many Chinese producers' minds. Reuters | November 23, 2023 | 9:01 am
Lithium price rout deepens with battery metal now down 75% this year Chinese prices of lithium carbonate are down 20% so far this month. Bloomberg News | November 23, 2023 | 6:56 am
China shifts approach to fatal coal mining accidents to ensure supply security In recent times, the prospect of a round of safety inspections in a mining hub like Shanxi would have fueled concerns over disruptions to output. Bloomberg News | November 22, 2023 | 5:53 pm
China-linked fund seeks ouster of Australia rare earths miner’s chairman Yuxiao Fund, which owns a near 10% stake in Northern Minerals, wants chairman Nicholas Curtis removed as a director. Reuters | November 22, 2023 | 10:20 am
Giant lithium deposit in DRC sparks boardroom battle 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. Bloomberg News | November 22, 2023 | 9:45 am
China allows a trickle of critical minerals exports ahead of graphite curbs China exported small amounts of two minerals crucial to high-tech manufacturing in October. Bloomberg News | November 22, 2023 | 9:18 am
Base metal markets across LME are showing signs of surplus Spot prices for the six key metals that dominate trading on the LME are all at a discount to futures. Bloomberg News | November 22, 2023 | 7:58 am
China’s copper premium spikes on demand from renewables industry 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. Bloomberg News | November 21, 2023 | 3:12 pm