Japan's Tokyo Steel announced its sixth increase for ferrous scrap prices this month, effective on 13 June, as its previous rises failed to boost scrap flow to some mills.

US coking coal mining firms were put in a position of running up high inventories at the start of the third quarter.

The Queensland government will fast track approvals for Switzerland-based mining firm Glencore's A$1.5mn ($1bn) Valeria thermal and coking coal mine, as it seeks to boost the state's economy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

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...

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

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

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.