April 25, 2022 Russia’s war is turbocharging the world’s addiction to coal The world’s addiction to coal, a fuel many thought would soon be on the way out, is now stronger than ever.
April 25, 2022 Iron ore price plunges nearly 9% on demand woes The most-traded iron ore on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange for September delivery tumbled almost 11%.
April 25, 2022 Copper price crashes through $10,000 as hedge funds turn most bearish in two years Hedge funds are shorting copper the most since May 2020 as China doubles down on its zero-covid policy.
April 25, 2022 Column: Bears tip-toe back into copper market as demand fears grow Copper has spent the last few weeks hanging in suspended animation, writes Andy Home.
April 22, 2022 Copper price down on China’s covid-19 worries China's zero tolerance approach to covid has seen banks slash their growth forecasts for the country.
April 22, 2022 ‘Mr. Lithium’ warns there’s not enough battery metal to go around Batteries, and more precisely battery metals, are poised to replace chips as the new bottleneck for the auto industry, writes Gabrielle Coppola.
April 21, 2022 Musk wants more lithium for EVs but very few places have it Elon Musk wants more lithium, but only a handful of countries can supply the material key to the electrification of transportation, at least for now.
April 21, 2022 China confirms it will build extra coal mine capacity this year China’s cabinet has confirmed that the addition of an extra 300 million tonnes of coal mining capacity will happen this year.
April 21, 2022 Copper price up as miners report sliding production Prices rose after a spate of production problems that threaten to cut supply, including a state of emergency in Peru.
April 20, 2022 Zijin invests in Xanadu to ink copper-gold resources in Mongolia Zijin aims to take a 45.9% stake in Mongolia's Kharmagtai copper and gold mine.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
