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Iron ore price hits fresh 9-and-half year high

Iron ore prices are already up 8% in 2021 after customs data showed Chinese imports hitting a record high of 1.2 billion tonnes.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 15, 2021 | 10:23 am

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Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper…

MINING.com Editor | January 15, 2021 | 9:06 am

China mulls allowing some Australian coal imports amid ban

The shipments that could be cleared are those that arrived…

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:36 am

Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again

Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year,…

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:28 am

China sacks officials after mine blast left 22 missing

The fate of the workers at Hushan gold mine remains…

Reuters | January 15, 2021 | 6:47 am

Bioinspired material boosts lithium-ion extraction

Scientists used a bioinspired material to achieve controlled ion transport and sieving for lithium-ion extraction.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 11, 2021 | 6:17 am

The periodic table of commodity returns

U.S. Global Investors traces 10 years of commodity price performance.

MINING.com Editor | January 8, 2021 | 2:27 pm

China cobalt prices leap to 2-year high on stockpiling

China was advised by state-backed research house to stockpile metals in the wake of a collapse in commodity prices last year after the coronavirus outbreak.

Reuters | January 8, 2021 | 10:41 am

Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to Top 50 mining companies

Q4 rally also sees first entry into MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable mining companies of a non-producer – Ivanhoe Mines.

Frik Els | January 7, 2021 | 1:30 pm

Tin on a roll as new year squeeze grips London market

The LME three-month price hit $21,360 per tonne on Tuesday, the highest trade since March 2019.

Reuters | January 7, 2021 | 10:16 am

Erdene shares up on new discovery in Mongolia

Company announced a new gold discovery 3.5 km north of its Bayan Khundii project.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 6, 2021 | 10:48 am

Global natural graphite output to grow 7.6% in 2021 – report

Looking ahead, natural graphite production is expected grow at a 5.6% CAGR through 2024.

MINING.com Editor | January 6, 2021 | 10:45 am

Goldman proclaims the dawn of a new commodity supercycle

Goldman’s view is predicated on how the world will recover from the pandemic with an emphasis on a green industrial revolution.

Reuters | January 6, 2021 | 7:51 am

Tianqi’s top shareholders selling up to 4% stake

It would be the second time in less than a year that controlling investor Chengdu Tianqi seeks to offload part of its stake.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2021 | 4:02 am

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Iron ore price hits fresh 9-and-half year high

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

China mulls allowing some Australian coal imports amid ban

Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again

China sacks officials after mine blast left 22 missing

Bioinspired material boosts lithium-ion extraction

The periodic table of commodity returns

China cobalt prices leap to 2-year high on stockpiling

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