Zijin in talks with Argentina to turn lithium into battery cathodeZijin has agreed to partner with Camyen, the provincial mining company of Catamarca, and a unit of state-run energy firm YPF.Bloomberg News | July 11, 2023 | 9:32 am
World’s biggest gallium buyer says clients stockpilingChinese gallium companies have driven most rivals elsewhere out of…Reuters | July 11, 2023 | 9:22 am
Iron ore price posts worst day in 9 months on slowing steel output, weak China dataTangshan has ordered steel mills to curb output for all…Reuters | July 10, 2023 | 8:34 am
Sigma Lithium to start civil works at vast Brazilian project Grota do Cirilo is the largest hard rock lithium project in the Americas, slated to produce 440,000 tonnes of concentrate per year by end of 2023. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2022 | 9:31 am
Copper price up despite China demand concerns "The lockdown in China has already led to a slowdown in the domestic movement of base metals," said ANZ. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 4, 2022 | 8:19 am
China lifts aluminum exports as Western production slides Europe and the US need more aluminum. China, it seems, is going to supply it, writes Andy Home. Reuters | April 4, 2022 | 7:43 am
The battery metal really worrying China is lithium, not nickel Lithium carbonate in China jumped about 472% from a low last June to a record high on March 15. Bloomberg News | April 4, 2022 | 7:19 am
Copper price down as China’s factory activity slumps Manufacturing conditions in China deteriorated in March amid the Ukraine crisis and a resurgence in domestic coronavirus cases. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 1, 2022 | 8:41 am
New thermal management network aims to make Li-ion batteries safer A 3D, thermally-conductive boron nitride network greatly improves thermal conductivity compared to random distribution in lithium-ion batteries. Staff Writer | April 1, 2022 | 6:06 am
China economic activity gauge falls to 2nd lowest on record in March Copper prices comfortably above $10,000 and iron ore prices at 7-month highs continue to defy predictions as Chinese PMIs drop into contraction territory. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 31, 2022 | 3:37 pm
US senator ‘worried’ about Chinese stake in MP Materials "It kind of disturbs me to know that there's a big Chinese interest there" Senator Lisa Murkowski said. Reuters | March 31, 2022 | 9:34 am
Copper price down on China demand concerns China is grappling with the worst resurgence of covid-19 cases since early 2020. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 31, 2022 | 8:15 am