Column: Spot Australian thermal coal has surged, but contract price is key
Price has reached its current elevated levels on the back of strong demand from Europe.
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Column: Copper price crushed as funds turn negative on recession fears
Investors are repositioning themselves in copper, with the last few remaining bulls retreating, writes Andy Home.
EU nears combustion car era’s end as Italy may drop opposition
Italy indicated it may give up its push for a five-year delay in the EU’s plan for automakers to eliminate greenhouse gases from the vehicles they sell.
China’s Huayou faces clash with regulator over Zimbabwe lithium project
China's biggest cobalt refiner acquired the hard-rock Arcadia lithium mine just outside Harare for $422 million earlier this year.
Vedanta urges Zambia to halt search for new KCM investor
An arbitration hearing in London is due to take place in Jan
Impala Platinum signs five-year wage deal
Last month, Impala's peer Anglo American Platinum also agreed on a five-year pay deal with unions.
Ivanhoe Electric shares fall in debut after $169 million IPO
Robert Friedland's exploration and development company owns properties in Arizona, Utah and Montana. It also has a battery storage business.
MAC poll shows public support at all-time high for Canada’s miners
The shift indicated increased understanding about the role Canada’s mining industry must play in producing the green technologies essential to a low carbon future.
Researchers now know why hackmanite changes colour
Hackmanite is considered a natural wonder material that is cheap and easy to synthesize and that has applications in personal UV monitoring and X-ray imaging.
