September 24, 2020

Rhodium price rockets to all-time high

Rhodium price surges on tight supply, forcing miners to buy on spot market to fulfill contracts.

September 24, 2020

Tin prices to extend rally as electronics sector recovers

Tin prices are due to extend their rally next year as top consumer China stocks up on the metal due to a recovery in demand for electronic goods.

September 23, 2020

Tesla bets on mining with Nevada lithium claim

The company is planning to build its own cathode factory.

September 23, 2020

China wants to be carbon neutral by 2060. Is that possible?

President Xi Jinping’s surprise announcement has left many questions, none more important than: “How?”

September 22, 2020

Rio Tinto to develop bonded area operations for blending iron ore at Dalian port

Dalian port has blended over 46 million tonnes of iron ore within its bonded area since 2016 when it first started the operation, the most among Chinese ports.

September 21, 2020

Tesla “battery day” a possible blow to cobalt miners

Among expected announcements may be a cobalt-free battery, which will need higher quantities of less costly metals such as nickel and manganese.

September 17, 2020

Iron ore price rally turns into rout

Iron ore price falls 6% since Monday as supply concerns ease and port inventories climb.

September 16, 2020

Cobalt price rally boosts MINING.COM EV Metal Index

Stockpiling by China's State Reserve Bureau "could mark a point where cobalt prices begin a sustained rise".

September 16, 2020

Canada ranked 4th, US 6th in lithium-ion battery supply chain

If the US were to increase its investment in raw materials and promote EV adoption, it could overtake Japan and China in 2025, says new report.

September 16, 2020

Are batteries the trade war China’s already won?

The global battery market will be worth about $116 billion a year by 2030.