December 11, 2016 China bans North Korean coal- but only till January Fresh UN sanctions against North Korea aimed at punishment for a nuclear test in September will be honoured by China, the reclusive regime's most important trading and diplomatic partner.
December 9, 2016 Iron ore soars past $80 a tonne The steelmaking raw material is up 85% this year, or more than double its December 2015 price.
December 8, 2016 Copper price jump: China concentrate imports hit record Copper price up 37% from January's six-year low as Chinese concentrate and ore imports surge.
December 8, 2016 Coking coal price savaged – biggest drop in 17 months Just as quarterly benchmark negotiations between miners and Japanese steel mills kick off, the coking coal price comes off the boil.
December 8, 2016 MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine forced to file new environmental plan The move is part of the new government's strategy to rebuild trust on the project following deadly protests that halted exports from the mine in October.
December 7, 2016 Copper price boost as Chinese imports rebound November cargoes up 31% to 380,000 tonnes in November compared to previous month.
December 7, 2016 Huge jump in Chinese iron ore, coal imports At 92 million tonnes November iron ore imports were the third highest on record, while China's coal imports doubled during the month from a year ago.
December 7, 2016 Iron ore price surges to 27-month high "Iron ore is weird because the inventories are very high in China and it's got to be pure spec flows."
December 6, 2016 Chinese-Korean group to build $2 billion lithium batteries plant in Chile Based on the conglomerate's estimates, opening such plant would increase value of the product 35 times, comparing to what it could be obtained by just selling it as lithium carbonate.
December 5, 2016 Can North Korea save the coking coal price rally? Met coal's stunning run is reversing as consensus forecasts point to $125 drop by year-end, but new UN sanctions could cost China its number two supplier.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
