Tipping point for electric cars still four years away – report

Price of lithium-ion batteries used in EVs has dropped 87% since 2010, but reaching price-parity with internal combustion engines has ways to go.

Frik Els | December 3, 2019 | 1:07 pm

Low inventories across the copper supply chain mean that any resolution to the trade war could trigger a snap rally in prices.

Reuters | December 3, 2019 | 9:15 am

Zijin Mining buys Canada’s Continental Gold in $1 billion deal

The deal would give China’s No.1 gold producer access to the Buriticá gold project in Colombia, expected to begin production next year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 2, 2019 | 5:00 am

The 650 million euro ($716 million) plant is due for completion in 2022.

Reuters | November 29, 2019 | 11:03 am

Benchmark tin prices have already been the worst performer on the London Metal Exchange this year, sliding 16%.

Reuters | November 29, 2019 | 8:42 am

China, the world's largest coal miner and consumer, has reported six coal mine accidents since October.

Reuters | November 28, 2019 | 11:24 am

US output declines as steelmakers cope with 40% annual decline in prices as anti-dumping effects fade.

Frik Els | November 27, 2019 | 1:59 pm

For all the talk of ditching fossil fuels to fight climate change, coal remains king in much of the world.

Bloomberg News | November 25, 2019 | 9:56 am