February 1, 2021 Global gold output to rise 5.5% in 2021 – report Gold production is expected to bounce back and increase to 113.9moz this year.
February 1, 2021 Silver price soars to eight-year high on Reddit frenzy Most-active futures jumped as much as 13% to $30.35 an ounce on the Comex.
February 1, 2021 Base metals analysts turn cautious after stellar rally Analysts participating in Reuters base metals poll were cautious, expecting high inventories and rising supply to keep a lid on prices.
February 1, 2021 Iron ore price dilemma – Will China actually cut steel output? China’s vast steel sector, and the iron ore industry feeding it, is grappling with a seemingly contradictory policy impulse that it should produce less this year.
January 29, 2021 Tesla hit by battery shortage amid rallying lithium, cobalt, nickel prices CEO Elon Musk says Tesla doesn't have enough batteries to put new products like the Semi heavy duty truck into production.
January 29, 2021 Copper price in slump, hits one-month low Industry analysts are still bullish on copper in 2021.
January 29, 2021 China Molybdenum raises annual cobalt output target by 18% Operator of the giant Tenke Fungurume mine in the DRC said it was targeting production of 16,500-20,100 tonnes of cobalt in 2021.
January 29, 2021 Tianqi’s top shareholder to get up to $2.5bn injection Chengdu Tianqi Industrial Group will receive up 16 billion yuan that may help the miner to pay down debt.
January 28, 2021 China’s Shandong ramps up industrial safety checks after gold mine blast The province of Shandong plans to launch inspections of key industrial sectors in a bid to uncover safety risks.
January 28, 2021 Dalian exchange adds new iron ore deliverable brands, adjusts premiums and discounts The newly added deliverable brands include Benxi Steel Concentrate, IOC6, Kumba and Agglomerate Concentrate.
Op-ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
