September 5, 2024 Chinese lithium producers embrace hedging to manage volatility Several companies have unveiled their hedging exposure via lithium carbonate futures during the recent earnings season.
September 5, 2024 Iron ore price sinks as steel group warns of ‘flash in a pan’ recovery Iron ore slumped to its lowest level since 2022 and traded near $90 a ton.
September 5, 2024 Global gold ETFs saw fourth month of inflows in August, says WGC A stronger gold price and recent inflows pushed the total assets under management to a month-end peak of $257.3 billion in August.
September 4, 2024 Column: West plugs defences as China cranks up aluminum output China's primary aluminum smelters are producing record amounts of metal and the domestic market surplus is spilling out of the country.
September 4, 2024 Liberia conditionally lifts shutdown order on China Union’s iron ore mines China Union took over the Bong Mines, located around 150 km northeast of the capital Monrovia, with a $2.6 billion investment in 2008.
September 4, 2024 Carlyle’s Currie sees copper price capped at $9,500 on China demand The red metal has fallen 19% from May’s all-time high of $11,104.50, pressured by bloated inventories and signs that consumption in China is soft.
September 4, 2024 Bolivia shortlists four companies to develop lithium pilot plants China's CBC, Italy's Protecno, France's Eramet and Australia's Eau Lithium have made it to the second round of the tender.
September 4, 2024 Iron ore price tumbles toward $90 on weak Chinese steel outlook The most actively traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange hit its lowest level since August 2023.
September 3, 2024 Uranium market under pressure, but long-term outlook remains positive BMO expects uranium demand to grow by 2.9% yearly through 2035, driven by China’s push to build new reactors and the potential for reactor restarts in North America.
September 3, 2024 Sinomine says its Tsumeb smelter contains over 700t of germanium Germanium is a critical mineral used in chipmaking, infrared technology, fibre optic cables and solar cells.
Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060. December 29, 2025 | 07:59 am