July 2, 2021 China’s first exchange-traded lithium contract to launch on July 5 China's Wuxi Stainless Steel Exchange said trading in its new lithium contract would begin next week.
July 1, 2021 Brazil iron ore exports hit 9-month high in June June exports were up 12.2% compared with the same month last year.
June 30, 2021 Gold price to see worst month in over four years The metal is trading near the lowest since April after the Fed pulled forward its forecasts for interest rate hikes.
June 30, 2021 Anglo coal spinoff surges as global supply curbs lift prices Thungela has surged as coal climbed to a 13-year high on stronger demand from Asia.
June 30, 2021 CHART: Study predicts over 400% increase in copper, lithium, nickel battery demand BloombergNEF turns super bullish about metals demand for batteries – ups forecast 35% to 2.7 terawatt hours per year by 2030 as electric cars take off.
June 30, 2021 Strong gold and copper growth forecasts as covid disruptions subside – report Global gold mine production will grow at the fastest rate in three years in 2021.
June 30, 2021 Steel sector may be saddled with up to $70bn in stranded assets – report Blast furnaces using coal could become unnecessary or inoperable, resulting in "stranded assets" worth $47 billion to $70 billion, the Global Energy Monitor said.
June 30, 2021 Dalian iron ore price set for seventh straight quarterly gain China is pausing industrial activity to clear air pollution ahead of the Chinese Communist Party’s 100th anniversary celebration later this week.
June 30, 2021 Orla Mining shares surge on $35 million financing An unnamed institutional investor participated in the financing, becoming the company's latest accredited shareholder.
June 30, 2021 Copper price set for smallest quarterly gain since March 2020 China curbs and expectations of sooner-than-anticipated policy tightening in the United States have pressured prices.
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