February 8, 2021 China aluminum sector must shut inefficient coal power to meet climate goals – report President Xi Jinping has vowed China will achieve peak emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060.
February 8, 2021 Elon Musk offers $100 million for best carbon capture innovation Sum will be awarded for the best technology created for removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere or oceans and store that carbon in a safe, cost-effective way.
February 5, 2021 Want to see a real short squeeze? Come to the tin market Stocks are nearly depleted, the contract is experiencing unprecedented degrees of technical tightness and the tin price is punching out seven-year highs.
February 4, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Vale and Brazil state sign $7bn deal over Brumadinho; Gina Rinehart targets EV boom with ‘green’ lithium play; Silver price regains ground after two-day wild swing
February 4, 2021 EV battery power hitting roads jumped 40% last year – report Lithium prices are soaring as 2020 emerged as tipping point for EVs, and Tesla flags battery shortages.
February 4, 2021 Gold price may get China, India physical demand boost as ETF spike fades If physical demand returns and ETF flows and central bank buying remain more or less constant, it’s possible gold will resume a bullish trend in 2021.
February 4, 2021 Iron ore price surges on Vale’s 2021 production outlook Vale reported 4Q20 output of 84.5 million tonnes, a 5% decline from the third quarter.
February 3, 2021 Copper price climbs as Citi analyst predicts market deficit in H2 Global copper consumption is forecast to rise 6% to 24.76 million tonnes this year after a 1.3% drop last year.
February 3, 2021 China’s new coal power plant capacity in 2020 more than three times rest of world’s: study China won praise last year after President Xi Jinping pledged to make the country “carbon neutral” by 2060.
February 3, 2021 Populist crowd fails to breach the silver fortress for now Ironically, the silver squeeze may have benefited the very funds that have come in for vilification for shorting stocks
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