January 22, 2021 CHART: US spending less on electric cars than three years ago New report shows US spending on electrified transport peaked in 2018 with Tesla Model 3 launch. Europe’s spending in 2020 was 4 times larger, surpassing China.
January 22, 2021 Is China nearing peak aluminum after record 2020 output? World aluminum output rose by 2.5% to a record 65.3 million tonnes last year.
January 22, 2021 China says 10 workers trapped in gold mine are searching for others Survivors trapped since a deadly Jan. 10 gold mine explosion have been using laser pointers and loudspeakers to try to find their missing colleagues.
January 22, 2021 MMG CEO sees short term upside momentum for copper Copper prices are likely to rise further after pushing above $8,000 a tonne this month, the head of the company said.
January 22, 2021 Responsible Mining Foundation concerned about thousands of abandoned, at-risk tailings facilities worldwide There are more than 30,000 tailings storage facilities around the world and between 25% to 30% of them are abandoned.
January 21, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Fire at Vale iron ore terminal could cut shipments by 32m tonnes; China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero; Kabanga, Tanzania to develop world’s largest nickel deposit
January 21, 2021 Ignore or enforce? Biden’s dilemma on China’s commodity purchases President Joe Biden inherits a problematic trade deal with China and the unpalatable choices of trying to make Beijing meet its commitments on purchases of US commodities.
January 21, 2021 Trapped China gold miners have to wait 15 days for rescue Rescue teams on Wednesday drilled new holes down a gold mine in China's Shandong province, searching for more survivors after an explosion 10 days ago.
January 21, 2021 Global copper smelting rises in December, driven by China China and the rest of Asia continued the rapid expansion that was seen in November.
January 20, 2021 Fire at Vale iron ore terminal could cut shipments by 32m tonnes – sources Replacement of shiploader boom could take months and hit Vale's shipping capacity in 2021.
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
