August 9, 2019

China Molybdenum seeks opportunities to beef up battery metals business

Cobalt, copper, nickel and lithium are expected to see increasing demand from the EV trade in the years ahead.

August 8, 2019

Albemarle puts brakes on growing plans amid lithium market weakness

The world’s No. 1 lithium producer is delaying plans to add about 125,000 tonnes of processing capacity.

August 7, 2019

China rare earths group supports counter-measures against US ‘bullying’

China customs is due to report its July rare earth export data on Thursday.

August 7, 2019

Trump’s quest to quit China’s rare earths hits Australia

The remote Outback region of northern Australia would seem an unlikely outpost in the simmering global trade war, but the mining hot spot may help solve a critical issue for…

August 6, 2019

Currency wars are wars that gold wins in the end

With the markets more focused now on the escalation of the trade war triggered by Trump’s tweet on Thursday, the stock market plunged while gold rallied.

August 6, 2019

China gets more iron ore from Brazil as supply woes fade

Overall, the iron ore market is experiencing a recovery in supply and inventories, and Chinese demand so far is holding up.

August 2, 2019

Gold price surges to record high in 73 currencies

Including all-time peaks in pound sterling, Canadian, Australian dollar and a USD six-year high in New York on Friday.

August 2, 2019

China iron ore falls most in 4 weeks amid Vale optimism, demand concerns

Worries about demand for steel products also weighed on iron ore.

August 2, 2019

Electric ambition: BHP eyes EV market with speciality chemicals

The world's biggest miner will face a test of its ability to move beyond bulk mining.

August 2, 2019

Trump tariff tweet hammers copper price to 7-month low

The bellwether industrial metal is now firmly in bear market territory.