March 21, 2019 Chinese electric vehicle makers are gorging on nickel New report shows in January 2019, the Chinese market saw 253% more nickel deployed in passenger EV batteries compared to a year ago.
March 20, 2019 Zinc price builds on 2019 rally as stocks reach just 2 days consumption Inventories are down 55% this year and are on course to reach levels last seen in 1990.
March 19, 2019 Chinese iron ore prices gain for sixth day on Vale disruptions The most-traded iron ore contract for May delivery on the Dalian Commodity Exchange closed up 0.2% at $94.66 a tonne.
March 19, 2019 Top Philippine nickel miner says 2019 ore sales steady, exports to China to fall Nickel Asia accounts for about half of the nickel ore output in the world's second-biggest supplier of the metal.
March 18, 2019 Russian diamond miner Alrosa wants controlling stake to mine in Zimbabwe Alrosa will assess Zimbabwe's diamond reserves over the next six months but would only start mining if it can take a majority stake in such a project.
March 18, 2019 Chinese go-slow on Australian coal imports may be starting to show Chinese coal traders are reported to have cut back on buying from Australia after the length of time taken by customs to clear cargoes reportedly doubled.
March 15, 2019 China Jan-Feb refined copper output rises 6.3% year-over-year — stats bureau Output reached 1.34 million tonnes, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.
March 14, 2019 Russia, China to buy 10% in Onexim Group’s mining company Intergeo, a part of Onexim Group, is developing Russia's second largest nickel deposit and one of Russia's top-5 copper reserves.
March 13, 2019 China becomes world’s biggest importer of rare earths – analysts For least seven key rare earths - including praseodymium, used in magnets, and yttrium, used in ceramics - China was a net importer in 2018 for the first time in…
March 13, 2019 Mining’s dirty secret faces a climate reckoning Producing a single metric ton of steel in a blast furnace typically releases around 2.3 tons of carbon dioxide, not much less than you’d get from burning a ton of…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
