May 6, 2021 China suspends economic dialogue with Australia as relations curdle Bilateral ties were strained in 2018 when Australia became the first country to publicly ban Chinese tech giant Huawei from its 5G network.
May 6, 2021 Russell: Some commodity producers lagging the rallies in red-hot metals The share prices of major producers have not quite matched the stellar gains of the commodities they produce.
May 5, 2021 B2Gold beats guidance with strong Q1 production The first quarter of 2021 has been a strong one, with gold production 9% over guidance at 220,644 oz.
May 5, 2021 Iron ore price surges as steel rally fires up demand Expectations are building that benchmark prices can get to $200 a tonne.
May 5, 2021 Lucapa sells $1.5 million worth of Mothae diamonds The 3,617 carat parcel of rough diamonds was sold for $420 per carat.
May 5, 2021 Metals price rally could hamper switch to green energy — IEA Prices for commodities — from lithium to cobalt — have hit record highs as demand for clean energy technologies increases.
May 4, 2021 World’s biggest coal port loan price linked to social, emissions goals Port of Newcastle will pay less if certain targets are met, including reducing its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions and screening all customers for modern slavery risks.
May 3, 2021 World’s top miner warns against Chile’s mining tax BHP says charging higher rates at times of high prices for copper and lithium could scare global investors away.
May 3, 2021 Russell: China seeks to cool red-hot steel sector, and aims at Australia Beijing and Canberra have been at loggerheads for more than a year over a variety of political issues, but the fallout has been concentrated in trade.
May 3, 2021 CME starts trading lithium futures to tap EV demand Contracts tied to the battery metal are expected to make pricing more transparent.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am