January 17, 2019

Alcoa beats profit estimates on strength in alumina segment

The company's shares were down 1.6 percent in extended trading, reversing course after rising as much as 3.5 percent to $30.

January 17, 2019

Philippines’ Global Ferronickel holds ore shipments to China steady as economy cools

The miner is looking to further boost sales of medium- and high-grade ores this year to 60 percent of total sales, with low-grade ores accounting for 40 percent.

January 17, 2019

Chinese maker of $20,000 electric cars set to crack US market

Kandi Technologies Group Inc. may become the first to crack the lucrative retail market.

January 17, 2019

Cornish secures further funding to build lithium mine in UK

The funds will enable the company to expand activities in south-west England and to drill exploratory boreholes to extract samples of lithium-bearing brines.

January 16, 2019

China’s latest mine collapse could cut coal capacity by 100mtpa

Coal prices in Shenmu and Fugu have increased by RMB10-50/t since the accident.

January 15, 2019

Electric cars seen getting cleaner even where grids rely on coal

The global share of zero-carbon electricity generation is set to increase from 38 percent last year to 63 percent by 2040.

January 15, 2019

Rare earths deja vu: Chinese crackdown = higher prices

Last week it was reported that the Chinese government published new guidelines designed to eliminate illegal mining and encourage more high-end processing.

January 15, 2019

Singapore’s Alliance Minerals reframes lithium supply deal, seeks new customers

Several new Australian lithium mines started production in the past year, with global demand expected to surge on take-up of electric vehicles.

January 14, 2019

China copper imports hit record high in 2018

Annual imports of unwrought copper were buoyed by China's crackdown on scrap copper in 2018, part of its efforts to combat pollution.

January 14, 2019

China’s 2018 iron ore imports fall 1%, first annual drop since 2010

The fall in iron ore purchases for 2018 came as a 70 percent plunge in profit margins since late October cut the incentive for steelmakers to ramp up output and…