Tianqi Lithium talking to banks about easing loan terms

Despite high-profile backing from Hong Kong and mainland billionaires Hengshi Mining Investments' IPO has been a disappointment.

Cheap imports, domestic overproduction.

Province introduces next week legislation aimed to ban the burning of coal and the building of new such plants.

With record ore and metal stockpiling in anticipation of supply disruptions, if Indonesia's January 1 ban proves a damp squib, nickel prices could tumble again.

"Prepare yourself for another lost decade or more."

By 2018, Canada's government wants small and medium-sized enterprises presence in emerging markets to have grown from 29% to 50%.

Canada accounted for just over 13% of the total, the smallest share in 14 years. The DRC made it to the top 10 mining destinations for the first time.

Through a series of financing deals with state-owned oil company PetroEcuador, China has coaxed the Latin American country into submission.

Analysts question the remaining bidder's ability to finance the project.