November 12, 2021 Lithium prices keep rising on the strength of the Chinese market "Structural shortage is set to hit in 2022," Benchmark Mineral Intelligence CEO Simon Moores tweeted recently.
November 12, 2021 China to step up strategic mineral resource exploration Plan includes petroleum, natural gas, copper, chrome, tungsten and rare earths.
November 12, 2021 Greenland Minerals tanks as uranium ban leaves project in limbo Greenland’s decision to ban uranium mining and exploration effectively blocked Kvanefjeld, which would produce the metal as by-product.
November 11, 2021 China coal’s last hurrah comes too late for old mining towns Despite an unexpected energy crunch that left authorities scrambling to guarantee coal supplies over the winter, it is still mostly business as usual for Henan's old mining regions.
November 11, 2021 China resists COP26 push to end coal as energy security prevails Energy security concerns will keep China from supporting the proposal on coal, Bloomberg sources say.
November 11, 2021 Codelco’s China clients stall on 2022 deals amid copper backwardation Chinese customers are reluctant to sign up for copper supply in 2022 at the highest premium in seven years.
November 11, 2021 Iron ore price rally is over, prices to follow multi-year downtrend — report In the longer term, Fitch forecasts prices to decline from an average $155 a tonne in 2021 to $65 a tonne by 2025 and $52 a tonne by 2030.
November 10, 2021 Global carmakers now target $515 billion for EVs, batteries Global automakers are amping up investments aimed at weaning car buyers away from fossil fuels and meeting increasingly tough decarbonization targets.
November 10, 2021 Dalian iron ore price hits 1-year low on demand worries "(China's steel) production restrictions have suppressed expectations for winter storage and replenishment."
November 10, 2021 China’s exports bring little relief to tight lead market China exported 15,545 tonnes of refined lead in September, the highest monthly tally since 2007, writes Andy Home.
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