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The agency is urging mining companies to put safety first and avoid erecting dams using methods that are known to be high risk.

Price of iron ore declines ahead of Chinese winter steel output cuts, widening Kobe Steel scandal.

China’s top nickel producer, will next year start building a new project in Guangxi that will produce raw materials for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, its chairman said, looking to tap the sector’s “explosive” demand.

The economic stance adopted by the new leaders will be crucial given China’s recent economic slowdown.

"[W]e expect growth in China to ease modestly over the short-term, as monetary policy tightens and housing and automotive markets soften," Mackenzie said.

Iron ore production rose 3.3% compared with the same period last year to hit a fresh quarterly record of 95.1 million tonnes.

Chinese buyers are rumoured to be the key targets of the sale.

The Chinese government’s Made in China 2025 initiative will have a significant impact on copper demand in China, according to new research commissioned by the International Copper Association.

Despite new report predicting zero steel demand growth in top consumer China.