May 19, 2023 Column: Lithium slump puts China’s spot price under the spotlight High-flying lithium has come crashing back to earth.
May 19, 2023 Half of the coal-fired power plants announced worldwide unlikely to be built — study A study by Mercator found that 50% of the coal-fired power plants that were planned to come online in the next few years will fail to do so.
May 19, 2023 Zijin Mining halts Colombia gold mine on deadly attack Illegal miners bombed a tunnel, killing two people and injured another 14, including four police officers.
May 18, 2023 Zinc price could hit $2,000/t by 2025 on ballooning surplus Refined zinc prices are expected to be on a downward trend until 2025, analysts said.
May 18, 2023 Copper price down, hit by strong dollar, rising inventories On-warrant copper stocks in LME registered warehouses climbed to a six-month peak.
May 18, 2023 Copper concentrate market to face steep deficit from 2025 Asian smelters ramped up capacity amid a lack of matching mining projects in the pipeline.
May 16, 2023 Tianqi Lithium exec sees more sector mergers and acquisitions The Allkem and Livent tie-up has raised expectations for more mergers and acquisitions.
May 16, 2023 Aluminum trader’s huge LME position ignites battle for stock IXM, owned by China’s CMOC Group, has built up an unusually large position in the LME’s aluminum contract for delivery tomorrow.
May 16, 2023 Column: Lead’s balancing act still depends on China’s exports The physical market in both Europe and the United States remains tight and visible stocks are still low.
May 15, 2023 Sinomine suspends Zimbabwe lithium ops over authorities’ concerns The lithium operations have been put on hold for 7 days to address administrative concerns raised by authorities.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
