March 27, 2020 Aluminium surplus to balloon as producers resist output cuts Wood Mackenzie expects to see a surplus of at least 1.5 million tonnes this year.
March 26, 2020 Coronavirus slows US push to produce electric vehicle minerals Virus is dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's plan to curb Chinese control of the strategic minerals sector.
March 25, 2020 China Jan-Feb rare earth magnet exports fall 4.2% as virus curbs shipments Overall rare earth exports down 17.3% in January and February from a year earlier.
March 25, 2020 China’s first iron ore futures ETF raises $11m ahead of Friday debut The ETF will track the Dalian Commodity Exchange iron ore futures index and use its closing price on March 20 as a benchmark.
March 25, 2020 Pilbara Minerals signs 5-year lithium supply deal with Chinese firm The miner says it has yet to see any material impact to the Pilgangoora operations from the coronavirus pandemic.
March 24, 2020 Iron ore price resilience likely won’t last – report So far this year Chinese import prices have averaged more than $90 a tonne.
March 24, 2020 Mongolia resumes coal exports to China Ulaanbaatar had suspended coal exports to China in February in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
March 23, 2020 China to limit new tailings dams to reduce safety, environmental risks Local governments are also asked to cap the number of existing tailings dams within their region.
March 20, 2020 China steel, copper inventories dip as demand recovers from virus Industrial output in China contracted at its sharpest pace in 30 years in the first two months of 2020.
March 19, 2020 Expect more global mining disruptions – report Fitch says it’s also unclear if producers will be able to make up lost output.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
