When a giant Chinese producer seemed unlikely to meet margin calls on nickel contracts this week, the London Metals Exchange stepped in and saved it, reports the Wall Street Journal.
China will make full use of coal as a vital part of its energy strategy, leaders and officials said during the nation's annual gathering of its rubber-stamp parliament this week
Samarco, a joint venture between Brazil's Vale and Australia's BHP Group, changed its restructuring plan to offer a new alternative to pay creditors
The Simbara app records all coal and minerals management processes, starting from upstream to downstream, according to the energy minister
Top executive says it's important to maintain healthy, peaceful, balanced relationships with big, powerful neighbours.
The mining lease will aid Tata Power in ensuring a regular supply of coal for its thermal power plants. Tata Power holds a 30% stake in KPC.
Nickel prices in China hit a record high on Wednesday with prices rising 17% to hit 267,700 yuan (about $42,400) a tonne, touching the ceiling for permitted daily gains
Spot thermal coal prices for the Newcastle Port benchmark have soared 35% over the past week to a record $353.75 a tonne, stoked by supply shortages
Prices of thermal coal, typically used to generate electricity, have shot to record highs due to increased buying by Europe after sanctions on Russia
Huge imports of the metal into China, much of it by speculators taking advantage of relatively low prices, consumed the market surplus in 2021, a global trade body said
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is ramping up the price of metals used in cars, from aluminium to palladium to the high-grade nickel in electric vehicle batteries
The state planning body plans to boost output and reserves of oil, gas, as well as coal, which powers more than 60% of China's electricity generation plants