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.
November 24, 2020 Speculative heat keeps copper market bubbling LME three-month metal extended its recovery from the March lockdown lows of $4,371 to $7,331 per tonne, the highest trade since June 2018.
November 24, 2020 China coal imports to increase in December – report Wood Mackenzie says seaborne thermal coal imports are expected to grow from 9.5 Mt to 20 Mt in December.
November 24, 2020 Cardinal Resources attracts third bidder in takeover war A Ghanaian suitor has offered $1.05 per share, becoming the third bid Cardinal receives this year.
November 20, 2020 China must ban new coal power plants to meet 2060 goal – report China’s coal power fleet, already more than 1,000 gigawatts strong, is underutilized and already includes dozens of redundant plants.
November 20, 2020 Copper price soars to highest since 2014 on vaccine hopes As coronavirus infections surge worldwide, fears of further near-term supply disruptions are also fueling gains.
November 19, 2020 Bull market for base metals likely to remain intact – Rosenberg “As we were engaging in financial engineering the past ten years in North America to goose earnings per share, China was ramping up their productivity..."
November 19, 2020 Platinum deficit to reach 1.2 million ounces in 2020 – report Both sides of the market showed strong recovery during the third quarter.
November 18, 2020 EV Metal Index rockets to record high on cobalt, nickel price, use Booming global electric car sales and growth in battery capacity lift MINING.COM EV Metal Index to monthly record and wipe out 2020 pandemic losses.
November 18, 2020 Hidden zinc stocks in Spain fuel shortages, price rally Stocks not held in exchange warehouses have climbed in several countries, but the stand out is Spain where a major smelting operation is located.
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
