December 4, 2023 Western start-ups seek to break China’s grip on rare earths refining The existing standard to refine these strategic minerals is an expensive and dirty process that China has spent the past 30 years mastering.
December 4, 2023 Top Chinese lithium producers to fund Atlas project in Brazil The company will partner with Chengxin and Yahua, suppliers of lithium hydroxide to Tesla, BYD, and LG.
December 4, 2023 Column: Iron ore benchmarks diverge as China tries to cool prices The only potential obstacle to higher prices is the possibility of stronger interventions by Beijing.
December 1, 2023 China lithium price poised for further decline in 2024 – analysts Lithium carbonate prices in top consumer China could fall by more than 30% next year.
December 1, 2023 Copper price climbs to three-month high on Panama mine risk, shortfall The metal rose as much as 1.2% on Friday, tracking a rally in European and Chinese stock markets.
December 1, 2023 Copper miners, Chinese smelters agree on first drop in fees in 3 years Miners on Friday reached agreements with Chinese smelters for a lower copper concentrate treatment and refining charges for 2024.
November 30, 2023 Panama mine shutdown threatens copper’s surplus The expectation for a looser market in the near term has been reflected in copper prices.
November 30, 2023 Next-gen LEDs may substitute platinum, iridium with birch leaves By pressure-cooking birch leaves, researchers produced nanosized carbon dots that can be used in organic LEDs for super-thin TV and mobile phone screens.
November 29, 2023 Lithium price slump has room to run as bearish bets mount in Guangzhou Prices on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange have more than halved since the bourse debuted lithium trading in July.
November 29, 2023 Electric car makers can stop worrying so much about lithium Lithium’s price slump over the past year has been as dramatic as its climb — and it’s probably not finished yet.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
