November 28, 2017 Tax payments from Minnesota’s iron ore industry show lower production Taconite-pellet plants and ore-concentrating firms produced 29 million tonnes last year, down from 33 million tonnes in 2015.
November 27, 2017 Energy consumption vs. energy production – how does your country compare? An infographic showing the countries supplying the most energy and those who are hungry for it. The results may surprise you...
November 27, 2017 Volkswagen’s talks with cobalt producers end without deal Meetings last week between major cobalt producers including mining giant Glencore to supply world’s largest automaker Volkswagen ended without a deal.
November 24, 2017 Nickel rally stalls, electric car boost some years away Slowing demand from China's stainless steel mills and rising supplies have halted a frenzied price rally and are likely to keep weighing on prices.
November 24, 2017 Asia gold-demand sluggish as high prices deter buyers "Stable prices at higher levels have kept gold buying subdued," said Dick Poon, general manager at Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Limited.
November 24, 2017 Australia’s Clive Palmer wins court case against China’s CITIC Palmer's Mineralogy claimed it is owed money by CITIC's Sino Iron mine in Western Australia over a failure to agree to a formula for calculating the value of the ore…
November 23, 2017 Dalian coking coal, iron ore extend rally to 10-week high China's coal imports dropped 21 percent in October as government moves to replace coal with cleaner fuel, iron ore prices followed coal futures higher.
November 22, 2017 Glencore sees nickel in best shape in decade before EVs take off Miner has one of biggest deficit outlooks on back of steel use; firm doesn’t expect material EV impact on nickel until 2020.
November 21, 2017 Canada’s Wealth Minerals, Chinese firm to bid for world’s largest lithium miner The two firms are just the latest names in a long list of companies that includes major players such as Rio Tinto, interested in grabbing a stake in Chile’s Chemical…
November 20, 2017 Canadian diamond discoveries could close pending supply gap With global diamond demand forecast to grow at approx 3.5% annually over next five years, a supply gap down the line seems inevitable if forecasts hold.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
