June 26, 2024 De Beers sales drop to $315m amid search for new owner Provisional figure is less than the $383 million fetched in the previous sales cycle and the $456 million sold at this time last year.
June 25, 2024 Column: Copper stocks surge offers little relief for CME shorts Rising global exchange stocks of copper have damped bullish spirits.
June 24, 2024 Ganfeng sues Mexico over lithium permit cancellation The Chinese lithium giant and two of its subsidiaries filed for arbitration at the World Bank's centre for investment disputes.
June 23, 2024 Lithium’s ongoing slump has traders searching for recovery signs Spot prices of lithium carbonate in China have slid to the lowest since August 2021.
June 23, 2024 Hedge funds’ bullish copper bets run into China’s slowdown Without western investors buying, all eyes are back on China, and a copper market that several industry insiders say is still the weakest they’ve ever seen it.
June 23, 2024 Tesla, Yahua ink three-year lithium carbonate supply deal Currently, there is an existing contract signed for Yahua to supply 63,000 to 88,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide to Tesla from 2021-2025.
June 21, 2024 Copper price slides from record on Chinese stockpiles High prices also weakened manufacturing demand and may see China switch out copper for aluminum.
June 21, 2024 Tianqi weighs legal actions after Chile regulator clears SQM-Codelco deal Chile's financial regulator allowed a planned lithium joint venture between SQM and Codelco to proceed without a vote by SQM shareholders.
June 21, 2024 China Baowu completes purchases of stake at Simandou project The Chinese steel mill bought an undisclosed stake from Winning Consortium Simandou, which owns the two northern blocks of the project.
June 20, 2024 Mining M&A stokes coal race against cleaner power Many banks, insurers and investors have backpedalled from or abandoned the carbon-belching fossil fuel.
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
