March 4, 2020

China iron ore futures resume rise on stimulus optimism

The Dalian Commodity Exchange's May iron ore contract ended up 0.9% at $95.13 a tonne.

March 4, 2020

Coronavirus hits De Beers sales

Company has deferred allocations due to the virus impact on customers focused on the Chinese market.

March 3, 2020

Gold has immunity, silver has ratio – Rick Mills

The gold-silver ratio is currently at 95 and rising as both silver and gold keep climbing on virus fears.

March 3, 2020

Western Mining has force majeure application accepted

Company operates both mines and smelters and it has 160,000 tonnes of annual copper smelting capacity.

March 3, 2020

SQM warns of further lithium price drop, coronavirus impact

The world’s No. 2 lithium miner saw profits drop 38% in Q4 2019 and said sales to China in the first months of 2020 could be hit by the virus.

March 2, 2020

Iron ore, copper prices surge despite China factory data shock

Investors look beyond fall in manufacturing gauge to lowest on record to hopes of massive infrastructure stimulus from Beijing.

March 2, 2020

PDAC 2020: Coronavirus weighs on mining outlook

Sparse attendance in Toronto convention shows impact of the virus outbreak.

March 1, 2020

Seaborne coal prices spike not expected to last long – report

Fitch Ratings predicts that the disruptions caused by COVID-19 will ease over the medium term.

February 28, 2020

China restarts rare earth capacity after closures

A new market report by Roskill looks at the impact of the disruptions.

February 28, 2020

Palladium price dives 10% one day after record high

Yesterday palladium rose to $2,875.