July 18, 2017 Rio’s revised iron ore guidance pushes price to three-month high From the recent low of $53.36 a tonne hit on June 13, iron ore prices have now surged more than 27%.
July 18, 2017 Clean energy transition to increase demand for minerals — World Bank Big winners will be aluminum, copper, lead, lithium, manganese, nickel, silver, steel, and zinc and rare earth minerals such as indium, molybdenum, and neodymium.
July 17, 2017 Copper price jumps on gangbusters China growth Chinese economy on track for first annual growth acceleration since 2010 as industrial output surges by 7.6%.
July 14, 2017 Can Trump resurrect US aluminum – and who killed it anyway China, with its massive aluminum sector and equally massive exports, stands accused, but the real smelter killers were much closer to home.
July 14, 2017 North Korea ban lifts coking coal price Met coal hits 2-month high Friday as Chinese imports of steelmaking coal from totalitarian state drops 75% during first half of the year.
July 13, 2017 Iron ore price hits 10-week high on China renewed appetite Ore with 62% content in Qingdao added $1.86 overnight to close at $65.91, the highest since May 3 and 20% more than those year lows hit mid-June
July 12, 2017 Australia to pay China’s Shenhua $200 mln to buy back mining licence Australia's New South Wales state said on Wednesday it would buy back half of a coal exploration licence from China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd , bowing to pressure from farmers…
July 11, 2017 Iron ore price jumps to 10-week high on China pollution crackdown Beijing's shuts 120 million tonnes of low-grade steel capacity in six months providing a boost for high-quality ore exporters.
July 10, 2017 Eldorado finishes Integra Gold acquisition, expands operations in Canada Deal gives Eldorado full ownership of the Lamaque project near Val-d'Or, Quebec, which is expected to produce 123,000 ounces of gold at all-in sustaining costs of US$634 per ounce over…
July 7, 2017 CHARTS: Lithium-rich countries risk missing the boat on electric batteries boom The need for the metal is expected to triple by 2025, but no all the countries rich in lithium are taking advantage of that trend, as shown in these graphics.
Rio Tinto kicked off number 2 perch, Agnico tops $100 billion for the first time Global mining started 2026 the way it ended 2025 – with a huge rally. But M&A contenders seem to be underperforming. January 13, 2026 | 06:27 pm
