December 26, 2024 Ganfeng begins production at Goulamina lithium mine in Mali The project is one of the largest lithium mines in Africa.
December 26, 2024 CATL to seek Hong Kong listing CATL's board has approved the plan, but the proposal is pending approval from regulators, including the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
December 26, 2024 Iron ore price reverses to losses as weakening China steel consumption drags Apparent consumption of five major steel products slipped by 2.1% week-on-week.
December 26, 2024 Lithium market could see modest recovery in 2025 Global lithium demand to increase 26% to 1.46m tonnes in 2025, outpacing supply growth.
December 26, 2024 Trade spats to curb industrial metals demand: BMO BMO Capital Markets has lowered its demand estimates for next year on the anticipation that higher tariffs and multilateral trade friction could tamp down industrial output.
December 25, 2024 Infographic: How global gold production has evolved since 1993 The biggest change over three decades is China becoming the number one producer, as its output has more than tripled.
December 24, 2024 CHARTS: The coming critical minerals trade war is BRICS short of a load "While a large number of countries around the world continue to talk about securing raw material supply, China is actually doing something about it."
December 24, 2024 Iron ore price rises on pre-holiday restocking, China stimulus hopes "Winter restocking of iron ore among steel mills is still underway, so we believe ore prices will find some support in the near term," analyst says.
December 23, 2024 Lithium suppliers seek to rein in price discounts in 2025 talks The past year has been torrid for lithium, as a global slowdown in the pace of EV adoption left the market saddled with a glut.
December 22, 2024 IGO suspends annual dividends from Tianqi JV amid market downturn The JV experienced a build in lithium hydroxide inventory at Kwinana over recent months.
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