Winners of China’s 2023 coal-buying bonanza face a tougher year
Imports surged 62% in 2023 to an unprecedented 474 million tons as the government supplemented record production at home.
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Iron ore climbs to over one-week high as China pledges to stabilize market
The most-traded May iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) ended daytime trade 1.42% higher.
Australian lithium output cuts seen on price slump
Australian lithium producers may be set to track the nickel industry in project curtailments and delays this reporting season.
Barrick speeds up Zambian copper mine expansion
Lumwana will have a projected annual production of around 240,000 tonnes per year over a 30-plus-year life.
India raises import duty on gold, silver jewellery findings
India's Ministry of Finance also hiked the import duty on spent catalysts containing precious metals.
Lamborghini interested in cobalt-free battery developed at MIT
MIT researchers have designed a new lithium-ion battery whose cathode doesn’t use cobalt or nickel.
Endeavour Mining’s second-biggest gold mine hit by strike
Access road to the Houndé mine in Burkina Faso is blocked, adding a fresh challenge to the Canadian miner that recently fired its CEO.
Codelco secures first lithium asset with Australian firm buy
The A$385 million ($254 million) acquisition of Lithium Power International hands Codelco the Maricunga lithium project.
Mining generated C$18 billion for BC economy in 2022 – report
This represents a 40% improvement over the figure in 2021 and 46.3% higher than the C$12.3 billion reported for 2018.