China Top Stories

Tight battery market is next test for EVs after chip crisis

Rising demand from electric vehicles and challenges in securing raw materials will deliver a battery supply crunch for automakers, according to a key Chinese manufacturer.

Bloomberg News | July 23, 2021 | 7:29 am

Record US coal shipment to China highlights Australia’s pain

Met coal prices have rallied this year on strengthening global…

Bloomberg News | July 22, 2021 | 9:51 am

Iron ore price plunges on China’s move to cut steel production

Iron ore price down 6% after Beijing tells steelmakers in…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 22, 2021 | 8:34 am

Copper price rises as China releases fewer metal reserves than expected

China will sell another 30,000 tonnes of copper, 90,000 tonnes…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 22, 2021 | 8:10 am

Iron ore price drops as steel output control dampens demand

Steel producers in China's Jiangsu, Fujian and Yunnan provinces were…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 21, 2021 | 9:09 am

World Bank on a Trump economy and commodities

World Bank's 2017 outlook says US impact on commodity markets diminished, but it's still number 1 for oil and number 2 in copper, aluminum and lead.

Frik Els | January 10, 2017 | 8:48 pm

Coking coal price crashes through $200

Coking coal takes 6% tumble on Tuesday for a $120 a tonne decline over just six weeks.

Frik Els | January 10, 2017 | 12:18 pm

Osisko Gold back to its roots, sells stake in Labrador Iron Ore

The move comes less than two years after the Montreal-based firm decided to add exposure to the steelmaking raw material by grabbing a stake in the fellow Canadian iron ore company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2017 | 9:03 am

A new diamond industry

The esoteric diamond industry has never been more interesting to observe and challenging to predict.

Paul Zimnisky | January 6, 2017 | 10:04 am

Eldorado Gold output slightly below target, shares fall

Company has decided to reconfigure the plan for its Turkey-based Kışladağ mine, which is its flagship operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2017 | 7:28 am

China steps up efforts to cut coal capacity

Country’s top economic planner aims to cut 800 million tonnes of coal capacity a year until 2020, even as production and consumption of the fuel increases.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2017 | 5:45 am

Gold close to 4-week high on weaker dollar, surging demand

Analysts believe the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration will likely result in some physical restocking of metal in that country as well as India, the world’s top consumers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2017 | 4:57 am

China to become net importer of some rare earths

New study says after lengthy and painful adjustment, rare earth industry will return to growth led by global government initiatives around green energy.

Frik Els | January 2, 2017 | 5:16 pm

China shakes up 2,000-year-old salt monopoly

Courts continued to imprison private salt sellers even in the past decade.

Financial Times | January 2, 2017 | 9:35 am

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