November 2, 2021 Iron ore price back below $100 on shrinking steel output in China The demand remains cool on steel production controls and sluggish downstream consumption.
November 2, 2021 Funds still wary of shorting super tight copper market A slowdown in China’s manufacturing sector is casting an ever larger shadow over the copper market, writes Andy Home.
November 1, 2021 Iron ore price lowest since September on Chinese steel curbs Steel, cement and coking plants in the steel hub of Tangshan city were recently ordered to cut production following a heavy-pollution alert.
November 1, 2021 Lab-grown diamonds are latest victims of China’s power crisis Roughly 7 million carats of jewelry-quality man-made diamonds are produced globally each year, of which 3 million come from China.
November 1, 2021 Ganfeng Lithium lands three-year supply deal with Tesla The Chinese firm will provide battery grade lithium hydroxide products to the electric vehicle maker from 2022 to 2024.
November 1, 2021 Chifeng Gold and unnamed partner to buy Golden Star for $470m Golden Star owns 90% of the Wassa gold mine in southwest Ghana.
October 31, 2021 COP26: What G-20 leaders agreed on coal, methane, net-zero Politicians promised to stop financing overseas coal plants, tackle methane leaks and take greater action this decade to limit global warming.
October 31, 2021 While China will continue to use rare earths in EVs, Europe trying different options – report According to IDTechEx, Europe is making efforts to decrease the utilization of magnetic materials and especially heavy rare earths in its electric vehicles.
October 29, 2021 The View from England: China analysts remain in the dark Miners are almost blind to demand trends in the largest consumer of metals and minerals.
October 29, 2021 Inexorable decline of EV battery prices coming to an end – report EV battery costs were approaching parity with gas-powered cars, but Benchmark believes decline may be at an end as lithium prices surge 313% in a year and cobalt, nickel prices…
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
