July 6, 2021 Lithium supply chain threatened by East-West geopolitical tensions – report Geopolitical risks and the US-China tensions pose threats on the global lithium supply chain, according to a new report by Fitch Solutions.
July 5, 2021 Indonesia sets coal benchmark price at highest in a decade on Chinese demand The ministry set the benchmark coal price at $115.35 per tonne in July, higher than the $100.33 per tonne in June.
July 5, 2021 Ranked: The top 20 metals and mining billionaires Although tech and bank CEOs get all the limelight, eight of the 100 richest people in the world are in the metals and mining industry.
July 5, 2021 Iron ore price jumps as Tangshan mills resume production Steel output at some producers was restricted due to the Chinese Communist Party's 100th anniversary and environmental-related policies.
July 5, 2021 Huge methane leak spotted in heart of China’s top coal hub Details captured in European Space Agency satellite data show the plume about 90 kilometers (56 miles) east of Shanxi’s capital Taiyuan, in Yangquan City.
July 2, 2021 Iron ore price down on China steel output curbs China will have to cut steel output by more than 50 million tonnes in the final six months of 2021 to meet its carbon emissions targets.
July 2, 2021 China’s first exchange-traded lithium contract to launch on July 5 China's Wuxi Stainless Steel Exchange said trading in its new lithium contract would begin next week.
July 2, 2021 Antofagasta secures copper supply deals with China smelters The Chilean miner and China Copper, Jiangxi Copper, Tongling Nonferrous and Jinchuan Group are said to have reached early deals.
July 1, 2021 Commodity traders make billions as oil, copper, battery metals prices rise For the first time since the pre-crisis years before 2008, the commodities boom means central banks are fretting about inflation.
June 30, 2021 Strong gold and copper growth forecasts as covid disruptions subside – report Global gold mine production will grow at the fastest rate in three years in 2021.
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