June 11, 2018 China’s Inner Mongolia to close 22 small coal mines this year Inner Mongolia expects to complete a 2020 target of cutting 54.14 million tonnes by 2018.
June 11, 2018 Cobalt battery boom wavers as prices slide in top user China A lull in purchasing by battery makers suggests the market is not yet short of supply.
June 8, 2018 Billionaire schools teacher in NAFTA talks How did we get here and what does this ratcheted-up trade war mean for Canada, the United States and investors?
June 8, 2018 Copper price: Chinese concentrate imports hit 18-year high As scrap ban bites Chinese traders up May cargoes 37% year on year.
June 8, 2018 Northvolt begins building Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery plant The battery cell maker is working on the first section of the factory, in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden, which will be completed in 2020 and produce eight gigawatt…
June 7, 2018 Scotiabank to scrap half its metals business- sources ScotiaMocatta is curtailing lending to the physical metals supply chain and would refocus on major corporate clients.
June 7, 2018 Thomson Reuters publishes GFMS Platinum Group Metals Survey 2018 Are the dark days for platinum set to last?
June 7, 2018 Rio Tinto signs JV exploration deal with China’s Minmetals The companies are committed to explore for mineral deposits first in the Asian country and then the rest of the world .
June 5, 2018 Gold jewelry sales recovering in China, but platinum left on the shelf Chinese jewelry sales are a key component of global demand for both physical gold and platinum, accounting for 14% and 16% of consumption respectively.
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