May 19, 2020 China targets Australia barley, but what matters is coal, LNG, iron ore Move is seen as Beijing’s ongoing expression of displeasure over Canberra’s role in pushing for an international investigation into the origins of covid-19.
May 19, 2020 China shifts policy tack to plug its copper scrap gap Imports of higher-grade copper scrap have been reclassified from “waste” to “resource”.
May 19, 2020 Tianqi Lithium 6% stake up for sale Move by Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group, which holds 36.04% in the lithium miner, seeks to shore up finances.
May 18, 2020 Covid-19 impact on iron ore market — report Fitch now expects iron ore production to grow by 0.8% y-o-y in 2020 compared with 4.7% y-o-y in 2019.
May 15, 2020 Tianqi Lithium talking to banks about easing loan terms Around $1.9 billion of the $3.5 billion loan used to buy its stake in SQM is due November 2020.
May 15, 2020 Nickel, cobalt prices benefit as electric car action shifts to Europe MINING.COM EV Metal Index tracking value of metals in newly-sold EVs globally rebound as nickel, cobalt-rich batteries favoured in EU and US gain traction.
May 15, 2020 Gold price eyes 7-year high on second virus wave fears Silver also rallied to its highest in two months.
May 14, 2020 Gold price nears 3-week high The world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF), jumped to a fresh seven-year high.
May 14, 2020 Alcoa CEO sees no certainty a definitive recovery is coming Roy Harvey says the industry is now producing more aluminum than it needs.
May 12, 2020 China’s great energy shift sets mega hybrid projects in motion Some of China’s biggest state-owned companies are pouring in billions of dollars to build projects that combine wind and solar with energy storage.
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
