Iron ore price buckles below $100 as China’s Plenum fails to inspire

The price of the material that’s vital to the energy transition has plunged by around 80% since late 2022.

The global lead market has bifurcated since the start of June, with Shanghai prices significantly outperforming that of the LME.

India tops the global ranking with demand nearly 50 times that of its mined supply.

'102 Things to Do with a Hole in the Ground' tells the stories of reinvented coal mining regions, regenerated communities and rebuilt ecosystems.

Copper prices have retreated from a record hit in May on concerns about the strength of demand in China.

China's imports of major commodities are often viewed through the prism of the performance of, and outlook for, the world's second-biggest economy.

Nornickel executives held talks with potential Chinese partners this month and signed about 10 memorandums of understanding, Bloomberg sources say.

The company did not name the investors, only saying they were "leading foreign British and Chinese companies in the global lithium market".

Mexico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum expressed confidence in her incoming government's ability to come out on top in a legal battle against the Chinese miner.