March 10, 2021

Tianqi Lithium to appeal after court orders it to pay Australian contractor

A court ruled ordering the company to pay $30 million in arrears to MSP engineering.

March 10, 2021

Copper prices to hit record high in next 12 months, China’s Maike says

He Jinbi believes as top consumer China builds metals-intensive renewable energy and electric vehicle infrastructure, copper and other base metals will see serious supply deficits in future.

March 9, 2021

Energy Secretary Granholm says US needs to produce more EV minerals

Many parts of the country are sitting on top of the materials that we need to produce battery technologies, says Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.

March 9, 2021

Workers at Los Pelambres copper mine reject contract offer

Of the union affiliates, 98.5% voted to reject the offer on a new contract for the next 36 months.

March 9, 2021

Trader buys $36 million of copper and gets painted rocks instead

The bizarre case highlights commodity traders’ vulnerability to fraud, even when security and inspection controls are in place.

March 9, 2021

China’s green push kicks off with a new $10bn coal project

The decision by Ningxia and its timing is evidence that coal will still play a major role in China’s energy mix for the foreseeable future.

March 9, 2021

Russel: China’s lacklustre commodity imports throw spanner in new super-cycle works

Overall, the picture that emerges from the commodity import data is that China is at best ticking along.

March 9, 2021

Home: Battery metals buzz is back as Europe reboots EV sector

Cobalt and lithium have jumped back to life in 2021, with prices rallying hard in January and February.

March 9, 2021

Chile copper export revenue surges 65% in February as prices soar

Surging copper shipments helped boost overall exports 41% to $7.071 billion in February.

March 9, 2021

Peru mines minister predicts record copper output for 2021

Andean nation expects to hit a record copper output of 2.5 million tonnes in 2021.