China Top Stories

Circular economy can greatly increase secondary supply of REE in next three decades – study

Circular economy strategies can lead to an increase of 701 kt secondary supply and a decrease of 2,306 kt demand of REEs.

Staff Writer | January 5, 2024 | 6:06 am

Copper prices fall on stronger US dollar

Copper prices fell as reduced bets for an early Fed…

Staff Writer | January 5, 2024 | 4:51 am

China’s coal king is catching up with its new battery champions

Battery giants are at the forefront of the global energy…

Bloomberg News | January 5, 2024 | 3:26 am

Lithium price plummet due to continue

Australia, which mined about half the world’s lithium in 2022,…

Colin McClelland | January 4, 2024 | 1:45 pm

CMOC takes Glencore’s cobalt crown as output jumps 170%

Hong Kong-listed CMOC produced 55,526 tons of cobalt in 2023,…

Bloomberg News | January 4, 2024 | 10:11 am

China’s copper costs driven up by Maike’s woes, output glitches

China's copper buyers face higher costs for the metal this year, buyers and analysts said.

Reuters | January 30, 2023 | 4:17 pm

Lithium’s historic rally fuels record profits for China’s miners

China’s big lithium miners are set to reap record earnings after booming demand for the metal.

Bloomberg News | January 30, 2023 | 6:41 am

Scholz visits South America in race with China for lithium

Olaf Scholz hopes his trip to Latin America will help secure the lithium supplies that Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen need.

Bloomberg News | January 29, 2023 | 10:11 am

Vancouver miners look to lithium rush in South America, Nevada

Of the Canadian companies with lithium projects in Nevada and-or South America, Lithium Americas is the most advanced.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 27, 2023 | 11:53 am

Copper price down as week-long holiday in China pauses rally

LME copper has gained 11% so far this month, on track for its biggest monthly rise since April 2022.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 27, 2023 | 10:03 am

Clean energy sets $1.1 trillion record that’s bound to be broken

2022 was the first year when investment in decarbonizing energy surpassed $1 trillion.

Bloomberg News | January 26, 2023 | 8:03 am

Copper price falls with China absent for Lunar New Year

Copper rallied strongly in early January but prices lost momentum as Chinese markets closed on Jan. 20.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 25, 2023 | 8:28 am

Column: Tin on the rebound as China scoops up surplus metal

Tin's rollercoaster ride spins into the new year, promising more thrills and spills after a tumultuous performance in 2022.

Reuters | January 25, 2023 | 8:13 am

US worker shortage dents Freeport-McMoRan’s copper output

The miner said that the outlook for copper fundamentals in the medium- and long-term period remains favorable.

Reuters | January 25, 2023 | 7:27 am

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