October 10, 2018 SQM controlling shareholder moves to block stake sale to China’s Tianqi The controlling shareholder in Chilean lithium producer SQM on Wednesday filed suit with Chile's Constitutional Court.
October 10, 2018 Top copper miner almost sold out on strong China demand Chinese copper demand has been so strong in the past few months that top producer Codelco has almost sold out of supplies for next year, well ahead of schedule.
October 10, 2018 The real cash cow in mining isn’t metals. It’s bad old coal For all the bullish talk about metals of the future, miners are making some of their biggest profits from heavy-industry stalwart coal.
October 10, 2018 Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China rise 5% in Sept Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal rose 5.3 percent in September.
October 9, 2018 Dalian iron ore hits nearly 3-week high on restocking outlook Steel mills have restocking demand after holiday break - analysts.
October 9, 2018 China aluminium exports to surge on trade war – CRU Chinese aluminium exports are expected to surge in coming months and next year after Beijing boosted tax rebates as part of a package to soften the impact of a trade war…
October 9, 2018 War on coal is heating up, but China is still the key The IPCC report highlights that coal now has its back very much against the wall, but equally that the real power for change lies in Beijing.
October 8, 2018 From Blenheim to BlackRock, here’s why everyone’s bullish about copper This week, it seems everybody has something in common: they’re all copper bulls.
October 5, 2018 Gold’s bottom could be investors’ lost treasure Get ready, gold bulls: The precious metal could be close to finding a bottom.
October 5, 2018 Chile’s court ruling allows Tianqi to buy stake in lithium miner SQM The country's antitrust court has approved a deal between the competition regulator and Tianqi, allowing the Chinese miner to buy a nearly one-quarter stake in lithium producer SQM .
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