August 14, 2019

China to launch new round of coal mine safety checks

The checks follow a spate of fatal coal mine accidents that stirred concerns over poor safety conditions.

August 13, 2019

Iron ore prices have peaked, will lose steam — report

But for the short term, Fitch analysts have raised their iron ore price forecast for 2019 from $80/tonne to $90/tonne.

August 12, 2019

China’s major copper smelters boost July output

Refined copper cathode production by major Chinese smelters increased by 5.3% in July.

August 9, 2019

China iron ore extends losses, logs biggest weekly drop in over 16 months

The most-traded iron ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, for January 2020 delivery, fell as much as 5.4% to 628 yuan ($89.11) a tonne.

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.