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Iron ore price extends losses on China’s lower steel output

Metal prices dropped further on Friday on weak sentiment amid Beijing’s crackdown on coal prices and lower steel production.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 29, 2021 | 9:25 am

Rare earth prices at decade-high amid supply tightness

A domestic shortage of rare earths is looming as China,…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 29, 2021 | 9:08 am

China’s coal prices see biggest weekly fall in over 5 years

Chinese state planner said there was more room to adjust…

Reuters | October 29, 2021 | 8:01 am

Iron ore price down as Beijing moves to cool coal prices

"Iron ore demand will be dented in the long term,”…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 28, 2021 | 8:17 am

Jiangxi Copper Q3 profits fall from prior quarter as price rally fades

One of China's biggest copper producers saw profits fall 33%…

Reuters | October 28, 2021 | 7:03 am

Merkel, Xi agree to work on steel overcapacity within G20

Xi said both countries should cooperate despite ideological differences.

Reuters | March 18, 2018 | 8:11 am

Gold price calm to shatter as geopolitical crisis index hits 15-year high

Geopolitical turmoil not piercing bullion markets yet – gold in tightest weekly trading range in percentage terms since 2012; in dollar terms since 2007.

Frik Els | March 16, 2018 | 1:49 pm

China’s alumina restarts hindered by bauxite shortage – Antaike

Alumina refineries and aluminium smelters in parts of China cut production by 30% during November to March as part of a campaign against air pollution.

Reuters | March 16, 2018 | 12:38 pm

New Chile govt undecided on blocking SQM sale to China firms -official

Chile development agency Corfo filed a complaint last week to block the sale of a 32% stake in SQM to China's Tianqi Lithium or any related entities.

Reuters | March 16, 2018 | 11:33 am

Visualizing China’s most ambitious megaproject

Costing between $4-8 trillion and affecting 65 countries, China’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative is the granddaddy of all megaprojects.

Visual Capitalist | March 15, 2018 | 2:36 pm

Cobalt to be declared a strategic mineral in Congo

Royalties paid to the government from cobalt and coltan mining will jump to 10 per cent from 2 per cent.

Reuters | March 14, 2018 | 4:40 pm

Glencore signs massive cobalt sale deal with China’s GEM

The world’s biggest producer of cobalt has agreed to sell around a third of its cobalt production over the next three years to the Chinese battery recycler.

Reuters | March 14, 2018 | 4:31 pm

China’s iron ore mountain may only be a molehill: Russell

The relentless climb in China's port inventories of iron ore may not be as worrying to the market as they appear, more a reflection of a change in dynamics than anything else.

Reuters | March 14, 2018 | 4:05 am

China state planner approves coal mine in Inner Mongolia, another two in Xinjiang

China's state planner said on Tuesday it has given approval for a coal mine to be built in Inner Mongolia.

Reuters | March 13, 2018 | 2:07 pm

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