Canada's corporate ethics watchdog has launched investigations into Dynasty Gold to probe allegations of Uyghur forced labour.

Power consumption in Sichuan reached a record high on Monday with temperatures above 35C.

Zijin has agreed to partner with Camyen, the provincial mining company of Catamarca, and a unit of state-run energy firm YPF.

Chinese gallium companies have driven most rivals elsewhere out of the market by undercutting them on price over the last decade.

Chinese authorities have instituted a range of measures to try to curb longstanding problems with illegal rare earths mining in recent years.

Tangshan has ordered steel mills to curb output for all of July to combat worsening air quality.

Export controls will be short-term disruptive to both gallium and germanium markets but Western countries should be able to adapt over time.

Figures on Monday showed inflation eased to zero in June, while factory-gate prices fell further.