October 12, 2021 Physical coal prices in China surge on nationwide shortage Beijing is urging domestic mines to ramp up production even as it tries to strike a balance between energy security and its carbon neutral goals.
October 11, 2021 Zijin’s lithium foray adds to China’s push for battery materials Zijin shares jumped as much as 8.8% in Hong Kong on Monday, and are up 17% this year.
October 11, 2021 Lithium deal shows China’s accelerating race for battery metals Lithium has gotten so hot that even China’s gold miners want a slice of the market, sky high valuations and all.
October 11, 2021 Ganfeng raises lithium metal prices amid power crunch The Chinese company also cited higher costs for raw materials such as lithium carbonate for the price increase.
October 11, 2021 Aluminum price hits 13-year high as energy surge pressures supply Aluminum rose as much as 2.8% to $3,049 on the London Metal Exchange Monday, the highest since July 2008.
October 11, 2021 Copper bulls get electric shock as world’s factories slow down Bank of America said $20,000 could be possible if major supply-side issues arose simultaneously.
October 11, 2021 China coal futures surge to record as flooding swamps mining hub Floods have closed 60 of the 682 coal mines in Shanxi province, which has produced 30% of China’s supply of the fuel this year.
October 11, 2021 Iron ore price surge is latest spike to fuel inflation fears Iron ore has suddenly gone from commodity laggard to a top performer.
October 10, 2021 Zijin Mining to acquire Neo Lithium in $737m deal In August, Chinese gold and copper miner Zijin said its plan on lithium and other new energy minerals were in a preliminary strategic planning stage.
October 8, 2021 Cobalt supply chain: China and DRC to maintain dominance, growth potential in Australia– report The global cobalt industry is set to receive a significant boost from the worldwide shift to a green economy, Fitch says.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
