July 31, 2018

Falling Chinese electric car production wrenches lithium price

The world’s automakers “don’t worry about lithium supply anymore” – Simon Moores.

July 31, 2018

Battery chemical surplus sparks plunge in cobalt price

A surplus of cobalt chemicals used to make the rechargeable batteries that power electric vehicles has seen Chinese refiners switch to producing metal, sending prices down 30 percent in recent…

July 31, 2018

A turbulent year for alumina market could get still worse

Alumina is having a turbulent year.

July 30, 2018

Copper price bears shrug $280B China stimulus package

And Chuquicamata stoppage, looming Escondida strike.

July 27, 2018

Chinese investors plan $10 bn metallurgical complex in South Africa

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on investment drive.

July 25, 2018

China’s gold output falls 7.9 pct in H1 -Xinhua

The country is the world's biggest gold producer and gold consumer.

July 25, 2018

Tianqi goes ahead with $382-million Greenbushes lithium mine expansion

The expansion, on top of a $238 million upgrade due for completion in April, will double the mine’s production to 1.95 million tonnes a year of lithium concentrate a year…

July 23, 2018

Nutrien sells stake in Arab Potash to China’s SDIC

The $502-million transaction makes the Chinese company Arab Potash's majority shareholder.

July 19, 2018

Dollar and gold falters as Trump hits fed, stocks drop: markets wrap

The dollar erases most of its gains and treasuries strengthened after President Donald Trump criticized the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates.

July 19, 2018

Copper tumbles below $6,000 as China sends metals into freefall

Copper crashed through $6,000 a metric ton for the first time in a year and is headed for its biggest monthly drop since 2015.