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Chile lithium exports more than double in July from previous year

The value of exports of the metal from Chile, one of the world's top producers of lithium, jumped 51 percent in the first seven months of the year.

Reuters | August 7, 2018 | 11:15 am

Wages, activity pick up in Australia’s iron ore heartland

New spending by some of the world's largest iron ore miners is tightening the market for jobs and support services in Australia's biggest mining region.

Reuters | August 7, 2018 | 11:02 am

Tasmanian nickel mine to restart, Transamine secures offtake

Privately held Dundas Mining is restarting its Avebury nickel mine in Tasmania early next year and Swiss trading house Transamine has secured the offtake.

Reuters | August 7, 2018 | 10:51 am

Chilean union to seek strike at BHP's Escondida and Spence copper mines

BHP asks for government mediation in talks at Chile’s Escondida

The union had earlier asked the company to negotiate by 10:00 a.m. local time but said in a statement later on Monday that it had begun preparing for a strike.

Reuters | August 6, 2018 | 1:35 pm

Russia’s Rusal shuts down Nadvoitsky plant due to U.S. sanctions

Russia's Rusal is the world's largest aluminium producer outside China.

Reuters | August 6, 2018 | 10:27 am

More northeast China cities cancel alumina projects amid public backlash

China alumina, aluminium output set for repeat curbs this winter.

Reuters | August 6, 2018 | 6:45 am

Union at Chile’s Escondida sets deadline for negotiations ahead of strike

The union at the world's biggest copper mine told the company it should prove its willingness to negotiate by Monday morning.

Reuters | August 6, 2018 | 6:33 am

USTR reviewing Turkey’s trade preferences after tariff retaliation

Imports of jewelry, precious metals and stone products would be under the microscope.

Reuters | August 5, 2018 | 10:02 am

China’s Shandong province cuts steel and coal capacity in environment plan

Shandong's Environmental Protection Bureau said it would cut pig iron production capacity by 600,000 tonnes and crude steel by 3.55 million tonnes by the end of this year.

Reuters | August 5, 2018 | 9:42 am