Iron ore price craters on Chinese steel output cuts
Iron ore price drops 8% falling below $200 a tonne for the first time since April on Beijing's efforts to curb industry emissions.
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The project would become one of the largest US producers of the electric vehicle battery metal.
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The state-owned producer is navigating covid-19 restrictions in Chile better than some of its private-sector rivals this year.
Copper price falls after China’s metals auction
China announced it would release a total of 170,000 tonnes of metals, including copper, aluminum and zinc, from state reserves on Thursday to nonferrous fabricators.
POLL: Gold set for modest rally before easing in 2022
Gold prices will average a little above their current level of $1,830 an ounce for the remainder of 2021 before edging lower next year, a Reuters poll showed.
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Glencore ups expectations for FY trading, lowers nickel, coal
Coal production fell 16% to 48.7 million tonnes in the first half, partly because of market-related cuts in Australia.
BHP to build solar farms at Nickel West
The project will help cut carbon emissions by 12% compared with 2020 levels at its Mt. Keith and Leinster nickel operations, where power is currently being generated through diesel and gas turbines.
Civil unrest in South Africa, covid-19 may push cobalt prices up — report
Fastmarkets’ third-quarter forecast is for cobalt prices to average $25 per lb.
