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Tesla, Yahua ink three-year lithium carbonate supply deal

Currently, there is an existing contract signed for Yahua to supply 63,000 to 88,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide to Tesla from 2021-2025.

Staff Writer | June 23, 2024 | 10:14 am

Copper price slides from record on Chinese stockpiles

High prices also weakened manufacturing demand and may see China…

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | June 21, 2024 | 2:33 pm

Tianqi weighs legal actions after Chile regulator clears SQM-Codelco deal

Chile's financial regulator allowed a planned lithium joint venture between…

Reuters | June 21, 2024 | 10:15 am

China Baowu completes purchases of stake at Simandou project

The Chinese steel mill bought an undisclosed stake from Winning…

Bloomberg News | June 21, 2024 | 1:56 am

Mining M&A stokes coal race against cleaner power

Many banks, insurers and investors have backpedalled from or abandoned…

Reuters | June 20, 2024 | 10:07 am

Copper prices fall on stronger US dollar

Copper prices fell as reduced bets for an early Fed interest rate cut lifted the dollar.

Staff Writer | January 5, 2024 | 4:51 am

China’s coal king is catching up with its new battery champions

Battery giants are at the forefront of the global energy transition, but on the stock market they’re being outshined by the dirtiest fossil fuel.

Bloomberg News | January 5, 2024 | 3:26 am

Lithium price plummet due to continue

Australia, which mined about half the world’s lithium in 2022, forecasts the spot price of spodumene will fall to $2,200 per tonne in 2025.

Colin McClelland | January 4, 2024 | 1:45 pm

CMOC takes Glencore’s cobalt crown as output jumps 170%

Hong Kong-listed CMOC produced 55,526 tons of cobalt in 2023, it said in a filing.

Bloomberg News | January 4, 2024 | 10:11 am

Pentagon to deliver report on domestic seafloor mining by March

Last month, members of Congress wrote urging the Department of Defense to prioritize planning for seabed mining as a "new vector of competition."

Staff Writer | January 4, 2024 | 9:57 am

Dalian iron ore price extends gains as hopes of stimulus, replenishment persist

In December, China's central bank provided 350 billion yuan in loans to policy banks, boosting expectations for additional support to the housing sector.

Reuters | January 4, 2024 | 3:33 am

Uranium price hits new post-Fukushima high

Uranium hit $91 per lb. this week, another record since triple-digit prices in 2007.

Colin McClelland | January 3, 2024 | 1:18 pm

Top lithium miners eye partnership with Chilean government

Lithium miners and the government have been holding meetings to explore potential public-private partnerships.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 3, 2024 | 9:22 am

2024 belongs to an offbeat pairing — uranium and gold

Both gold and uranium are coming off strong performances in 2023.

Alisha Hiyate | January 2, 2024 | 7:48 am

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