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.
April 14, 2022 Iron ore price rises on hopes of Chinese stimulus measures Shanghai has locked down its 25 million residents for almost three weeks as authorities attempt to contain the country’s biggest outbreak of covid-19 since the virus was first identified.
April 14, 2022 Opinion: China’s March commodity imports were subdued, more softness ahead t's likely that the determination of the authorities to stamp out covid-19 will lead to ongoing lockdowns and economic disruption in coming weeks, writes Clyde Russell.
April 13, 2022 Shanghai zinc price soars to near 15-year high Prices rallied to their highest since July 2007 while nickel surged nearly 8%, on worries over supply shortages.
April 12, 2022 Electric vehicle growth outpaces installation of battery chargers The number of EVs on the road per public charging point globally rose to 9.2 at the end of last year, from 7.4 at the end of 2020.
April 12, 2022 The near-500% rally in lithium price is showing cracks in China Lithium prices seem to be losing momentum in China, as the nation’s worsening coronavirus outbreak has upended the electric-vehicle supply chain.
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