September 10, 2019

Electric car boom to turbocharge battery metal producers – Moody’s

Demand for cobalt, lithium, nickel and copper could rise sixfold if electric cars reach 8% of road traffic by the mid-2020s, delivering huge dividends for producing countries like the DRC.

September 9, 2019

Iron ore prices rebound on spike in China imports

Iron ore price surges as shipments to top consumer hits 19-month high.

September 9, 2019

Copper finely poised between negative macro and robust micro — opinion

Copper last week hit a year-to-date low of $5,518/tonne in the London market as the macroeconomic picture becomes ever gloomier.

September 8, 2019

China’s copper imports, aluminium exports fall in August as slowdown bites

China's unwrought copper imports fell in August after a bounce in the previous month.

September 6, 2019

Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China jump 10% in August

Shipments to China jumped to 38.14 million tonnes in August from 34.53 million tonnes in July.

September 5, 2019

Global silver output to top one billion ounces by 2023

GlobalData also predicts silver output in 2019 will continue to decline to 913.5 million oz.

September 5, 2019

Tin prices jump as China, Indonesia smelters flag output cuts

The world's top two producers will reduce production by around 30,000 tonnes this year.

September 4, 2019

Chinese battery giant buys discount stake in Pilbara Minerals

CATL buys 8.5% of Australian lithium miner as part of $62m capital raising to fund Pilgangoora expansion.

September 3, 2019

Copper hits two-year low as signs of global slowdown stack up

Copper has slid 14% from this year’s high in mid-April on the back of a manufacturing slump and warnings that major economies are heading into recession.

September 2, 2019

Global wind turbine fleet to consume over 5.5Mt of copper by 2028 — report

But further developments in aluminium technology could lead to increased substitution of copper in cabling.