UK-South African mining firm Anglo American has restarted its 6.5mn t/yr Moranbah North coking coal mine in Queensland, Australia, four months after a seam collapse forced its closure.

Vehicle sales in China increased by 14.5pc in May from a year earlier, in only the second year-on-year increase since June 2018.

China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 124.43 points Monday, up 0.58 percent week on week.

Iron ore concentrate floating prices were flat this week as buyers remain price sensitive on high-grade ores following gains in the underlying 65pc fines index.

The European Commission (EC) has opened an anti-subsidy investigation into imports of hot-rolled coil (HRC) from Turkey.

UK-Australian resources firm BHP is altering its 80mn t/yr South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (WA) after a pledge not to destroy heritage sites in the mining area.

France's manufacturing demand fell sharply again in April, induced by the nationwide lockdown to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.

As China undergoes a recovery, its rising demand could further stimulate its imports of ASEAN member economies' commodities and manufactured goods, including integrated circuits, agricultural products, natural rubber, iron ore, coal and copper in the second ha...