January 8, 2024 Column: Asia thermal coal imports hit record, but supply keeps prices muted The overall picture for the seaborne thermal coal market in Asia is that supply has risen by enough to offset strong demand by China.
January 5, 2024 Blade runners: how LFP batteries brought EV metal markets back to earth In a few short years, LFP batteries crushed nickel and cobalt mining markets and new technology could do the same to lithium.
January 5, 2024 First Quantum said to be in talks with Jiangxi over Zambian mines The rumoured negotiations could see Jiangxi buying one of the two mines First Quantum has in Zambia, or a stake in one of them.
January 5, 2024 Circular economy can greatly increase secondary supply of REE in next three decades – study Circular economy strategies can lead to an increase of 701 kt secondary supply and a decrease of 2,306 kt demand of REEs.
January 5, 2024 Copper prices fall on stronger US dollar Copper prices fell as reduced bets for an early Fed interest rate cut lifted the dollar.
January 5, 2024 China’s coal king is catching up with its new battery champions Battery giants are at the forefront of the global energy transition, but on the stock market they’re being outshined by the dirtiest fossil fuel.
January 4, 2024 Lithium price plummet due to continue Australia, which mined about half the world’s lithium in 2022, forecasts the spot price of spodumene will fall to $2,200 per tonne in 2025.
January 4, 2024 CMOC takes Glencore’s cobalt crown as output jumps 170% Hong Kong-listed CMOC produced 55,526 tons of cobalt in 2023, it said in a filing.
January 4, 2024 Pentagon to deliver report on domestic seafloor mining by March Last month, members of Congress wrote urging the Department of Defense to prioritize planning for seabed mining as a "new vector of competition."
January 4, 2024 Dalian iron ore price extends gains as hopes of stimulus, replenishment persist In December, China's central bank provided 350 billion yuan in loans to policy banks, boosting expectations for additional support to the housing sector.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
