July 11, 2023

Zijin in talks with Argentina to turn lithium into battery cathode

Zijin has agreed to partner with Camyen, the provincial mining company of Catamarca, and a unit of state-run energy firm YPF.

July 11, 2023

IEA says critical minerals supply could pull close to demand by 2030

Investment in critical mineral mining surged 30% in 2022.

July 11, 2023

China rare earths body offers cash rewards for illegal mining tipoffs

Chinese authorities have instituted a range of measures to try to curb longstanding problems with illegal rare earths mining in recent years.

July 11, 2023

Deep-sea mining could hurt $5.5bn tuna industry, study claims

Scientists say climate change would likely change tuna's migration patterns, leading them to areas targeted by deep-sea miners.

July 10, 2023

Canada opposes commercial seabed mining without environmental assessment, regulations

Earlier this year, the Canadian government said it would not allow mining in its domestic ocean seabeds without a "rigorous regulatory structure".

July 10, 2023

Peru copper production up 35% in May

Peru has doubled down on efforts to amp up production following a May report that the Democratic Republic of Congo could nab the No. 2 spot.

July 10, 2023

Iron ore price posts worst day in 9 months on slowing steel output, weak China data

Tangshan has ordered steel mills to curb output for all of July to combat worsening air quality.

July 10, 2023

Column: China flexes critical metals muscles with export curbs

Export controls will be short-term disruptive to both gallium and germanium markets but Western countries should be able to adapt over time.

July 10, 2023

Move away from Russian metal saps Indian, Chinese stocks in LME system

Higher percentages of on-warrant Russian aluminum in LME-registered warehouses suggest consumers and traders are avoiding Russian metal even though it is not sanctioned.

July 10, 2023

Rio Tinto says China’s economy faces a ‘big real estate issue’

Figures on Monday showed inflation eased to zero in June, while factory-gate prices fell further.