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Chinese firms plan rare earth manufacturing hub in Hebei

A group of Chinese firms have jointly established a rare earths innovation centre in the country's Hebei province as part of a plan to develop a manufacturing base in the region.

Reuters | June 19, 2019 | 9:27 am

Malaysia postpones meeting with Australia on Lynas waste

The Malaysian environment ministry has said it wants to discuss ways to manage the low-level radioactive residue produced by Lynas at its rare earth processing plant.

Reuters | June 19, 2019 | 9:27 am

African banks to fund construction of world’s biggest marine diamond mining vessel

The AMV3 has the capacity to add 500,000 carats of annual production from 2022, and is expected to contribute 2 billion Namibian dollars a year in taxes and royalties to the Namibian treasury.

Reuters | June 19, 2019 | 9:15 am

Congo deploys army to protect China Moly’s copper mine from illegal miners

The Tenke Fungurume mine is one of the largest in Democratic Republic of Congo, which is Africa's leading copper producer and the world's top miner of cobalt.

Reuters | June 19, 2019 | 9:14 am

Rio Tinto axes iron ore full-year forecast again

It now expects to produce between 320 and 330 million tonnes of the steel making ingredient in 2019, down from a previous guidance of 333 to 343 million tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2019 | 8:49 am

The capital projects comeback

Capital projects were overshadowed when investors turned their attention to other markets. That's all changing.

Amanda Stutt | June 19, 2019 | 7:21 am

Vale to fully resume Brucutu iron ore operations after court ruling

Wet processing at Brucutu was suspended in early February at the request of local prosecutors following the tailings dam disaster at Brumadinho, which left 243 dead.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2019 | 6:45 am