November 9, 2018

China steel marks second weekly fall amid ample supply

The most actively traded rebar on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed down 0.2 percent at 3,933 yuan ($566) a tonne, and lost 2.9 percent for the week.

November 9, 2018

Key festivals light up Indian demand

We were initially skeptical about Diwali demand but it jumped this week, despite higher prices - Harshad Ajmera, the proprietor of JJ Gold House

November 8, 2018

Abundant aluminium stocks and low prices conceal tight market

Aluminium is a metal key for the transport and packaging industries but at current prices about 40% of the world's aluminium production is losing money.

November 8, 2018

China October rare earth exports slump to 3-year low

The world's largest producer of rare earth minerals shipped 3,100 tonnes last month, versus 4,950 tonnes in September.

November 7, 2018

A beautiful mine

While lithium giants like SQM and Albemarle tangle with one another over scarce lithium brines and water, a beautiful lithium mine in Nevada’s Clayton Valley is taking shape.

November 7, 2018

China’s booming alumina exports held steady in October – Chalco president

China this year has been exporting unusually high volumes of alumina, a substance used to make aluminium.

November 6, 2018

Workers to end strike at Shougang iron ore mine in Peru – union

Workers at Chinese company Shougang Group's iron ore mine in Peru will return to work on Wednesday.

November 6, 2018

China Minmetals signs 20m tonnes iron ore purchase agreement with Brazil’s Vale

The state-owned metals and mineral trading firm also signed a 2,400 tonne nickel briquette purchase agreement with Japan's Sumitomo Corp.

November 6, 2018

Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China fall 12% in October

The October figure was also down 7 percent from the same month a year earlier, according to port figures.

November 2, 2018

China demand for Vale ore to keep price above $90/tonne in 2019 -CFO

What will define Chinese demand for iron ore is continued urbanization, infrastructure investments, auto production.