Australian export ban pushes up aluminum prices, may boost inflation
Australia supplies almost 20% of Russia’s alumina.
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China tells EV battery chain it wants ‘rational’ lithium prices
Lithium has soared nearly 500% in the past year.
Chinese electric carmaker calls battery price hikes ‘ridiculous’
Car manufacturers are trying to lure more customers just as government subsidies for cleaner vehicles fall away.
China orders power firms to replenish coal as prices remain high
China is requiring miners to offer 80% of their production through long-term contracts at prices capped by a government-set benchmark.
First Quantum to power Zambia copper mines with wind, solar
Electricity shortages have, in the past decade, hurt mining operations in the southern African nation that relies almost completely on hydropower.
Copper, gold, silver key to making carbon capture efforts succeed – study
Chemists at Tsinghua University have developed a nano-scale structure that combines copper, gold and silver to work as a superior catalyst in a reaction whose performance will be essential if carbon capture efforts are to succeed in helping to mitigate global warming.
Climate impact from China’s coal push visible from space
China’s increased reliance on coal to combat an energy shortage was never going to bode well for its ambitions to cut planet-warming emissions.
Nickel squeeze threatens London’s place at heart of metals trade
Investors are furious with the LME for allowing prices to soar 250% in less than two days.
Chilean authorities assess progress of Pascua Lama’s closure activities
The inspection was done following a requirement by the Supreme Court of Justice in the application of the Law on the Closure of Mining Operations and Facilities.
