China Top Stories

Global EV sales jumped in 2021, as did deployment of high nickel battery chemistries

Adamas Intelligence reports that 54% of battery capacity deployed onto roads globally in new plug-in electric vehicles was powered by high nickel cathode chemistries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 18, 2022 | 6:06 am

China’s renewables boom year poses major challenges to western markets

Balancing reliance on China’s technology providers with local interests is…

Wood Mackenzie | February 17, 2022 | 11:41 am

BHP’s iron ore profits show why Beijing wants to talk the price down

If an average price of $130 a tonne is assumed…

Reuters | February 17, 2022 | 7:35 am

China scientists discover huge lithium deposit in Everest region

The hard-rock resource has the potential to host the third-biggest…

Bloomberg News | February 16, 2022 | 7:21 am

Chart: Bulk commodities most affected by Russia-Ukraine conflict

Woodmac flags growing commodity supply chain inefficiencies as Russia-Ukraine geopolitical…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 15, 2022 | 11:39 am

Coronavirus drops iron ore shipping gauge 99.9%

Virus scare drops freight rates for vessels used in 1.5 billion tonne iron ore trade down to 1 point, from 5,043 points in September.

Frik Els | January 31, 2020 | 1:08 pm

China 2019 rare earth magnet shipments to US rise 12% from year ago

The jump comes amid a Pentagon plan to bolster its stocks as rare earths became a potential front in the Sino-US trade war.

Reuters | January 31, 2020 | 9:48 am

Rhodium prices hit record high after spectacular rally

Rising demand and an uncertain supply outlook have lifted prices from a low of $615 an ounce in 2016.

Reuters | January 31, 2020 | 9:26 am

China’s top lithium miner struggles to pay $6 billion debt

A collapse in lithium prices has left Tianqi struggling to cover loans that used to expand overseas.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2020 | 7:15 am

Iron price rout on coronavirus deepens

Post lunar new year trading in iron ore resumes as coronavirus cases surpass 2002 SARS outbreak.

Frik Els | January 30, 2020 | 10:00 am

MMG suspends shipments from Las Bambas copper mine in Peru

The preventive measure seeks to protect trucks to and from the mine amid fresh protests against alleged pollution.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2020 | 5:48 am

The coronavirus won’t wreck the commodities market

Investors are certainly making bets.

Bloomberg Opinion | January 28, 2020 | 3:30 pm

Continental’s investors approve buyout offer from Zijin

State-backed Zijin aims to secure Continental Gold's flagship Buritica gold project in Colombia.

Reuters | January 28, 2020 | 12:25 pm

Copper price losing streak now in double digits

Eight straight down days drops copper 10.2% to more than 3-month low as China struggles to contain coronavirus outbreak.

Frik Els | January 27, 2020 | 10:55 am

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