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.

May 12, 2020

As demand implodes, zinc supply chain starts to adjust

The LME zinc price has bounced by 20% from its March low of $1,685 a tonne to $2,020.

May 12, 2020

Ted Cruz seeks to end US dependence on China for rare earths

The bill would create tax incentives for companies to buy rare earth elements within the US.

May 12, 2020

Miners buck M&A slump with pandemic gold deals

More than $16 billion of mergers, acquisitions and investments in other sectors have been terminated in last month.

May 11, 2020

Coal burned by China power plants jumps on heat, virus recovery

Coal use by coastal power plants at five major utilities rose for an eighth straight day to 577,100 tons as of Monday.