News in Numbers
5.9 million tonnes
The discovery of 5.9 million tonnes of lithium was one of the most-read headlines on Mining Technology in 2023.
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A two-year low for the spot price of lithium carbonate; in December it stood at 115,500 yuan ($16,185).
2.8%
On the London Metal Exchange, the three-month copper price reached $8,565 per tonne, up 2.8%, the biggest daily gain since January. On the Comex market in New York, copper for delivery in March rose by 3.1%, reaching $8,580 per tonne.
7 days
How long one man survived in an open-pit copper mine in Zambia after a mudslide where at least 38 people are feared dead.
1.5°C
Efforts to tackle climate change should begin to focus on limiting and bringing down as quickly as possible the inevitable overshoot of the UN’s 1.5°C temperature warming target, Andrew Griffiths, a director at sustainability certification provider Planet Mark told a GlobalData podcast.
