Copper logjam in Chinese ports shows lingering pandemic snarls

Mills are also avoiding major suppliers like Vale, Rio Tinto, BHP Group and Fortescue Metals.

Refined metal has been flowing in significant quantities to China, reducing availability in the rest of the world.

China's coal consumption rose for a second year in a row in 2018, but coal's share of total energy consumption fell below 60 percent for the first time.

Recyclers can recover about 90 percent of the metal from catalytic converters in junked cars for a fraction of the cost of mining it.

It’s been a tough few weeks for Australia’s coal industry.

One way or another, the end of the coal-export industry is looking inevitable.

The company is close to making a decision on developing Mina do Barroso mine, which could become the first European supplier of spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral.

It's little surprise that environmental activists may be tempted to pop champagne corks.

The appointment to the top job marks a rapid promotion for Lu Dongliang, who had only served as president at Chalco for one year.