China Top Stories

Demand for steel alloys grows as the energy transition gains momentum

Global stainless steel melt production is expected to be about 62 million tonnes (Mt) in 2022, rising to 90 Mt by 2050.

Wood Mackenzie | May 24, 2022 | 11:56 am

Copper price dips as investors fear economic slowdown

"Recent consumption run rates imply copper and aluminum shifted into…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 24, 2022 | 9:59 am

Column: Europe’s aluminum output slides as energy crunch bites

Europe's primary aluminum smelters are continuing to curtail production in…

Reuters | May 24, 2022 | 8:27 am

Huayou Cobalt to invest $300m in Zimbabwe lithium mine

Company recently completed a $422 million purchase of the hard-rock…

Reuters | May 24, 2022 | 7:15 am

China stimulus, supply worries fire up iron ore

There are several factors that suggest a renewed rally is…

Reuters | May 23, 2022 | 9:46 am

Vale opens iron ore grinding hub in China

The Brazilian miner is producing high-grade iron ore fines for pelletizing at its new three-million-tonnes-a-year grinding hub in China's Zhoushan.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 25, 2020 | 4:46 am

A Chinese coal miner is getting into solar production

Shanxi Coal is planning a significant investment in the competing business of making high-tech solar power cells.

Bloomberg News | August 24, 2020 | 8:57 am

Elon Musk is going to have a hard time finding clean nickel

Recent accidents suggest the industry will struggle to meet Musk’s request for a large quantity of the metal produced in an “environmentally sensitive” way.

Bloomberg News | August 24, 2020 | 8:46 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Iron ore prices hit six-and-half year highs, BHP defers decision on Jansen , Rio Tinto cuts 2020 copper targets on Kennecott, and more.

MINING.com Editor | August 20, 2020 | 3:44 pm

Metal markets caught out by strength of Chinese stimulus

The ghost of 2009 is looming ever larger in the industrial metals sector.

Andy Home - Reuters | August 20, 2020 | 10:09 am

Rising supplies set to undermine iron ore price rally

Iron ore’s rally, underpinned by China’s massive construction boom, is at risk of slowing as miners ramp up output.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 20, 2020 | 9:48 am

BHP and Rio Tinto show the swings and arrows of China commodity exposure

It may be a bit of an oversimplification, but in the current situation the world of commodities is effectively split between China and the rest.

Reuters | August 20, 2020 | 8:07 am

Copper price above $3 for first time since June 2018

Copper price jumps to highest since June 2018 as massive Chinese stimulus suck in metal and LME inventories drop to 13-year low.

Frik Els | August 19, 2020 | 11:50 am

China plans to boost cobalt reserves as virus spurs supply risks

Cobalt prices have climbed 10% in the past month amid concerns that shipments could be affected by anti-virus measures in parts of Africa.

Bloomberg News | August 19, 2020 | 8:19 am

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