China, in comic strip, warns of ‘overseas’ threats to its rare earths
China's chief intelligence agency posted on social media a comic strip featuring foreign-looking characters secretly extracting rare earths.
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A prolonged slump in nickel prices is stress-testing producers worldwide.
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China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged at its monthly fixing on Monday following the decision to hold its medium-term lending facility rate steady last week.
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A new nickel and cobalt-based material helps remove urea from water and potentially convert it into hydrogen gas.
Bolivia Uyuni plant to yield first lithium by 2025-end
State-owned lithium company YLB and a Chinese consortium are building a pilot plant at the salt flat, which will use DLE technology.
Barrick hails new airport terminal, mines revival in Tanzania
The $384,000 terminal, built at the closed Buzwagi gold mine, will serve more than 200 passengers at a time, compared with 25 previously.
Supply risks fuel uranium’s flight to more than 16-year peak
Uranium oxide prices are up 15% so far this month to their highest since November 2007 at $106 a pound.
Lynas’ Q2 revenue halves on falling prices, lower China demand
The world's largest producer of rare-earths outside China said its sales fell 51.7%.
South32 misses output estimates, puts Colombia nickel unit under review
The miner on Monday posted a near 50% drop in second-quarter metallurgical coal output.