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.

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.