China Molybdenum Co said it planned to take an indirect 30% stake in the planned Huayue project.

The solution integrates with Tradewind’s existing VaultChain products, which present information on precious metal throughout the supply chain, including the name and geography of the mine where the metal was produced.

Gold buying in India picked up this week as a correction in prices revived demand in world's second biggest consumer.

Malaysia issued Lynas with a six-month licence renewal on Sept. 3.

As it has done with cobalt, graphite and rare earths, China appears to be locking up the nickel market.

Indonesia may decide this week whether to resume nickel ore exports after halting shipments to investigate reports of export rule violations.

In value terms, the October imports were at $1.84 billion, slightly higher than last year's $1.76 billion.