March 7, 2021

China Jan-Feb iron ore imports up 2.8% on healthy demand

Demand for the steelmaking ingredient was supported by a firm consumption outlook.

March 5, 2021

EV rollout will require huge investments in strained US power grids

During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage.

March 5, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.

March 5, 2021

Nickel price slumps as electric dreams are rudely disturbed

The metal has endured its worst week in almost ten years, with the London Metal Exchange (LME) price collapsing by 16% in the space of two days.

March 5, 2021

China to “strengthen management” of strategic mineral resources, eyes green upgrade of steel

China aims to complete ultra-low emission upgrade for 530 million tonnes of steel capacity.

March 5, 2021

Rock and heavy metal: winners emerge in energy transition

As world economies shift to more electrification and away from fossil fuels to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, expect more copper mining and interest in metals like cobalt and…

March 5, 2021

Shandong Yulong Gold to buy Australia’s Barto for $188m in debt

Barto's operations, in the Southern Cross greenstone belt, are currently managed on behalf of Shandong Tianye by West Perth-based explorer Minjar Gold.

March 5, 2021

Metal that worries Tesla most is getting much cheaper

Nickel tumbled after a major Chinese producer’s unexpected plan to add supply eased concerns about a deficit.

March 4, 2021

Battery grade lithium prices in China surge 68%

"Three years of falling lithium prices failed to incentivise sufficient investment into supply chains, leading to greater risks of price volatility as battery demand ramps up."

March 4, 2021

Nickel prices: How did we get here and what comes next?

To understand today’s pricing, we have to look back to pre-2007, when there was a squeeze on nickel prices.