November 30, 2020

Gold price on track for worst month since 2016

Gold extended its decline below $1,800/oz on further positive news of covid-19 vaccines.

November 30, 2020

Tianqi Lithium gets 1-month reprieve on $1.9bn loan repayment

Company signed a letter with a syndicate of banks to extend by a month the maturity date on $1.884 billion of loans that were due for repayment at the end…

November 29, 2020

Cobalt demand from battery industry expected to grow in the next five years – report

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says that positive sentiment around battery demand for cobalt chemicals is outweighing the bearish sentiment around metal demand from traditional markets.

November 27, 2020

Copper price surges as demand hopes build

On the Comex market, copper for delivery in December gained 2.85% to $3.4040 a pound ($7,488 a tonne) by mid-afternoon in New York.

November 27, 2020

Miners, smelters still divided on copper processing charges

The first settlement between a major copper miner and a Chinese smelter serves as the benchmark for the year ahead.

November 27, 2020

Hong Kong is the real loser from new China copper contract

HKEx will now have to watch from the sidelines as Shanghai, not Hong Kong, becomes the copper connector between mainland and international markets.

November 27, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

US denies permit for Alaska Pebble mine; Teck increases steelmaking coal sales to China; Coal miners call on Trump to move on

November 26, 2020

China’s crackdown on Australian coking coal hurts its steel industry

Ships carrying a total of 6.84 million tonnes of Australian coal are now waiting to discharge at Chinese ports.

November 26, 2020

CATL to keep close eye on cobalt, lithium, graphite suppliers

The battery giant has partnered with RCS Global Group to promote responsible supply chains.

November 24, 2020

There’s $500 million of coal on anchored ships off China’s coast

More than 50 vessels have been waiting a month or longer to offload coal from Australia.