September 21, 2022

China has enough coal reserves to last another five decades

Country has sufficient oil to last at least 18 years at current rates of production.

September 20, 2022

Rio Tinto CEO says copper outlook ‘challenged’ in near term

Copper prices are down more than 20% this year as covid-related shutdowns in China, surging power prices in Europe and ongoing inflation in the U.S. and elsewhere hurt demand.

September 20, 2022

China’s spending on Russian energy climbs to record $8.3 billion

The haul for August was 68% higher than a year ago and included a record amount of coal.

September 20, 2022

Iron ore price rises as China’s construction stimulus pays off

Economic indicators suggest that government stimulus is boosting the ailing construction industry.

September 20, 2022

Europe’s energy crisis to drop copper price to two-year low

"It would be rare to see an outright decline in demand, but I think that's what we are going to see in Europe over the next 3-6 months," Citi analyst…

September 20, 2022

Philippines’ new nickel miner completes maiden ore shipment to China

Ipilan's inaugural shipment from its mine in the western Philippine province of Palawan was sold to Guangdong Century Tsingshan Nickel Industry.

September 19, 2022

Fitch: Copper price to regain March peaks in 2027

Research company slashes its 2023 copper price forecast and predicts a return to $10,000-plus levels only in 2027 as long term structural deficits emerge.

September 19, 2022

Lithium price resumes insane gains to add pressure on automakers

SQM forecasts a “very tight market” for lithium in the years ahead.

September 19, 2022

JPMorgan reduces credit to China’s Tsingshan and metal clients globally

LME brokers were approached by Tsingshan for credit.

September 19, 2022

Investing abroad could be the solution to America’s clean energy future

Investing in mineral-rich countries would be easier than building new mines in the US, said Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Executive Editor Henry Sanderson in an interview.