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.

May 11, 2020

Metals markets to move into surplus — report

Fitch has revised down 2020 copper consumption growth forecasts for China and the US.

May 11, 2020

Carmakers urged to invest in mines to avoid battery metal pinch

Auto companies have outlined plans to spend more than $140 billion on electric vehicle production.

May 11, 2020

Demand for battery metals to jump 500% by 2050

The World Bank estimates that over 3 billion tonnes of minerals and metals will be needed to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies.

May 8, 2020

Social license soon to be akin to a mining license — report

The industry needs to align with ESG values and attract the in-demand millennial talent pool.

May 8, 2020

Copper price jumps as Chinese imports surge

Copper price now up more than 20% from covid-19 lows as China's April concentrate imports surge 22% to over 2m tonnes for only the third time ever.

May 8, 2020

Shandong Gold grabs TMAC for $149 million

TMAC is the third underperforming Canadian gold junior to be acquired in the past few months.

May 7, 2020

Silvercorp annual production beats guidance

Shares of Silvercorp Metals closed 4.6% higher on the TSX Thursday.

May 7, 2020

CHART: China’s grip on battery metals supply chain

Only 23% of global supply of all battery raw materials is coming from China.

May 7, 2020

China dominates world’s supply chains

China leads the world in the manufacture of electric vehicles and charging stations.