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.
April 20, 2022 Lithium prices pause in April, but not a sign of “wider market correction” Lithium prices took a breather during the first half of April as lockdowns in China make trading difficult, but the lull is unlikely to last, says Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
April 20, 2022 China buys cheap Russian coking coal as world shuns Moscow China more than doubled imports of steel-making coal from Russia in March.
April 19, 2022 Iron ore price retreats as China vows to cut steel output in 2022 China will reduce crude steel output this year, after slashing production in 2021 in line with its goal to control carbon emissions.
April 19, 2022 Tesla gets 8,000 workers back at Shanghai plant, report says Plant was closed for about three weeks due to a covid-19 outbreak.
April 18, 2022 Top 50 mining companies power through covid adding $1 trillion in value Buoyant lithium, copper and gold prices lift value of top 50 mining stocks $1 trillion above covid lows – Russian miners prove resilient.
April 18, 2022 Copper price rises despite covid-19 worries in China The country’s largest producer of the metal said it had halted production at its mining unit to comply with local government virus restrictions.
April 18, 2022 China’s spreading lockdowns keeping metals supply chains snarled China decided to stick with its Covid Zero policy, despite growing evidence that it’s threatening economic growth.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
