March 20, 2023

Coal use seen peaking next year as India, China determine future

Coal power generation increased in each of the past two years in China, India and Europe.

March 20, 2023

Tesla’s vision of EVs without rare earths will spur magnet race

Other carmakers including BMW, Toyota and GM also have sought to reduce reliance on rare earths.

March 16, 2023

Iron ore price falls as China plans to cut steel production

Third consecutive year the Chinese government has mandated an output limit in line with its emission reduction program.

March 15, 2023

Moody’s upgrades global metals & mining outlook to stable  

The investors service maintained its 12-month price assumptions and medium-term sensitivity ranges for all commodities except coal.

March 15, 2023

Copper price falls amid banking woes

Global markets were uneasy after Credit Suisse's biggest shareholder said it could not provide more financial support to the bank.

March 15, 2023

China Jan-Feb aluminum output up 7.5% as demand hopes rise

That marked the highest output for the two months since at least 2015.

March 14, 2023

China to step up deep sea mining efforts

Chinese state shipbuilding company says mining the seabed will help the country reduce “heavy reliance on foreign suppliers” of critical minerals.

March 14, 2023

Rio Tinto sees robust short term outlook for copper

The miner started this week the underground phase of the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia.

March 14, 2023

Column: Gold price bulls hope short-term bank contagion sparks longer-term rally

The metal rallied strongly on Monday after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in New York.

March 14, 2023

China removes all remaining curbs on Australian coal imports

Imports could reach 1 million tons in the first half of March alone.