China mining equipment demand to surge

China's imports of major commodities are often viewed through the prism of the performance of, and outlook for, the world's second-biggest economy.

Nornickel executives held talks with potential Chinese partners this month and signed about 10 memorandums of understanding, Bloomberg sources say.

The company did not name the investors, only saying they were "leading foreign British and Chinese companies in the global lithium market".

Mexico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum expressed confidence in her incoming government's ability to come out on top in a legal battle against the Chinese miner.