At least three metal trading companies have had credit lines frozen or reduced by either of the banks in recent weeks.

Lithium carbonate hit a fresh record of 500,500 yuan ($71,315) a tonne in China.

The 240-kilometer spur from the Tavan Tolgoi coal mine in the Gobi Desert to China’s border officially opened last week.

Rio Tinto will invest $1.3 billion for the project development.

Liaoning province is planning six different energy bases of 10 gigawatts each, according to a report from state-owned CCTV.

China's southwestern province has ordered producers of electrolytic aluminum to reduce their power usage this week.

US inflation data this week will help to shed light on Federal Reserve policy intentions.

Russia’s seaborne exports of all grades of coal to Asia dropped to the lowest in four months in August.