September 1, 2023

JPMorgan upgrades Vale stock on iron ore demand

Steel overproduction in China represents a potential catalyst for shares, JPMorgan said.

September 1, 2023

Column: China’s PMI stays sluggish, but commodity imports are still robust

Arrivals of key resources such as crude oil, iron ore and coal appear to have accelerated in August.

September 1, 2023

Fortescue founder toys with reverse greenwashing

Guy Debelle resigned from the board of Fortescue’s green energy, continuing the run of abrupt departures by executives at the miner.

August 31, 2023

Vedanta lobbied to weaken environmental regulations during pandemic – report

Vedanta's oil business, Cairn India, also successfully lobbied to have public hearings scrapped, an OCCRP report says.

August 31, 2023

Taliban says it signed mining deals worth over $6.5 billion

According to AP, the contracts are with locally based companies, many of whom have foreign partners in countries including China, Iran, and Turkey.

August 31, 2023

Europe’s top copper producer Aurubis hit by huge metals scam

The company said related damages might be in the low, three-digit-million-euro range.

August 31, 2023

The biggest fossil fuel subsidies are indirect, and bigger than ever

The IMF calculated that just over $7 trillion in subsidies went to fossil fuels last year.

August 31, 2023

Coal miners forced to save for a rainy day by insurance snub

Some coal producers are having to set aside tens of millions of dollars to cover their own risks as they are cut adrift by insurers.

August 31, 2023

Impala boss says speed of palladium and rhodium price falls was a surprise

Rhodium has dropped more than two thirds in 2023 so far, while palladium is down 31% this year.

August 30, 2023

Lithium revival a dead cat bounce as prices slump to 20-month low

Sales-weighted worldwide prices for lithium the lowest since December 2021 as weakness in China is exported elsewhere.