Virus-hit China may need more imports of coal. The tricky part – shipping it
Number of ships waiting outside Australia's Newcastle harbor was at an 18-month high of 20 vessels.
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China’s metals import hunger shifts towards raw materials
China’s giant aluminum machine needs a lot of bauxite and imports topped the 100 million tonne level for the first time in 2019
Zambia-Vedanta row escalates, minister calls company “criminal”
Richard Musukwa, said Zambia needed African and international support to "make Vedanta pay."
Finland gives green light to uranium mining
State-owned Terrafame plans to produce uranium at a mine that has been producing nickel for years.
Chile government approves Bearing Lithium’s EIA
This is one of the few EIAs approved in Chile in recent years.
Lucara finds unbroken 549-carat diamond, fourth-largest mined at Karowe
The Botswana mine has already produced six diamonds greater than 100 carats this year.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro moves to ok mining on indigenous lands
The proposal includes provisions to consult indigenous groups for any mining project
Key trends for aluminum in 2020
2020 may be the year for a two-tier market for primary aluminum, says Wood Mackenzie
Cobalt price rebounds on Beijing stockpiling talk
Battery cobalt prices jump by more than 10% in January – too soon to assess coronavirus impact on China-Congo supply.
