China opens border to Mongolian coal but market remains tight
Shipments remain limited and so far insufficient to alleviate a persistent supply crunch.
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China completes latest metal auctions as Xi urges better reserves system
Country released another 150,000 tonnes of state metal inventories to the market on Wednesday.
Home: China battles with aluminum’s decarbonization paradox
The world needs more aluminum to go green but the smelters that produce the stuff account for around 2% of all man-made emissions each year.
Aluminum makers in India plead for coal as power squeeze bites
The producers face severe disruption if smelters experience outages and have few alternatives to domestic coal.
IAMGOLD halts transport to and from Burkina Faso mine after attack
No passengers were hurt, but one police officer was injured while the convoy's security repelled the gunfire.
BHP, CAT strengthen alliance to develop zero-emission mining trucks
BHP and Caterpillar announced that they are accelerating the development and deployment of zero-emissions mining trucks at BHP sites.
Fortescue investors invited to vote on Western Australia heritage law
The state is reforming laws to protect the heritage of Aboriginal Australians after global miner Rio Tinto Ltd legally destroyed rock shelters for an iron ore mine last year.
Chilean court backs Caserones environmental remediation plan
Environmental court has approved a $42 million compliance plan to rectify environmental damage in the country's north.
Iron ore price plunges on steel production curbs in China
Steel prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were also undermined by a drop in raw materials and tepid economic data.
