A hike in August iron ore exports from Brazil and Australia has prompted a boom in freight rates, with average capesize earnings more than doubling in the past month.

The seaborne iron ore market was quiet at the start of the week, although news of output cuts at mills in a key steel production region in north China, shook market confidence.

The refined tin market, worth around $7.5 billion per year, could be in a position to benefit from a glut of technological applications over the next decade.

Prices for commonly available mainstream brands of Australian hard coking coal into China remained under pressure on Tuesday January 20.

The news was coming in thick and fast as August drew to a close. Metal Bulletin's Deputy Editor Fleur Ritzema highlights some of the key stories from the past week.

Guinea’s mining minister Lamina Fofana has refuted press claims that a $25-million deal signed by members of the government could gift billions of dollars of mining assets to investment company Palladino Capital.

The US aluminium premium rose to its highest level since May 2015 on Tuesday January 23, and was the main catalyst for another week of bullish sentiment in aluminium globally.

Metal Bulletin has made changes to its pricing methodology for both its spot and quarterly aluminium P1020 cif main Japanese ports (MJP) premiums, following a market consultation.

Lithium producer share price weakness is a reflection of the supply response that started in 2018, head of base metals and battery materials research William Adams said.

Guinea’s mining minister Lamina Fofana has refuted press claims that a $25-million deal signed by members of the government could gift billions of dollars of mining assets to investment company Palladino Capital.