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.  

April 18, 2022

China’s daily coal output in March hits record high

China churned out 395.79 million tonnes of coal last month.

April 15, 2022

China iron ore futures gain on demand recovery hopes

Benchmark iron ore futures in China surged nearly 4% on Friday, erasing most of the week's losses, as mills ramped up production.