June 12, 2018 China boasts world’s highest sales volume of electric vehicles China now has the fastest development of EVs in the global market.
June 11, 2018 Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China rise 2.4 pct in May Iron ore shipments from the world's biggest export terminal rose to 45 million tonnes in May from 42.6 million tonnes in the previous month.
June 11, 2018 China’s Inner Mongolia to close 22 small coal mines this year Inner Mongolia expects to complete a 2020 target of cutting 54.14 million tonnes by 2018.
June 11, 2018 Cobalt battery boom wavers as prices slide in top user China A lull in purchasing by battery makers suggests the market is not yet short of supply.
June 11, 2018 Mitsubishi Materials unveils boardroom shake-up as data tampering scandal deepens The boardroom shake-up comes a few days after fresh cases of misconduct at its Naoshima copper smelter and refinery in western Japan was found.
June 11, 2018 There’s too much uranium in India’s water, and nobody’s watching it A study conducted by researchers at Duke University found high levels of uranium contamination in India’s groundwater supply.
June 11, 2018 China’s CITIC grabs stake in Ivanhoe Mines for $560 million CITIC Metal will own 20% of the Canadian miner, which makes its biggest shareholder.
June 8, 2018 Asia Gold-Demand quiet amid small price moves, India discounts widen Benchmark spot gold prices have moved since last Friday's close, with the spread between its highs and lows the narrowest of any week since August 2007.
June 8, 2018 Northvolt begins building Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery plant The battery cell maker is working on the first section of the factory, in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden, which will be completed in 2020 and produce eight gigawatt…
June 7, 2018 Scotiabank to scrap half its metals business- sources ScotiaMocatta is curtailing lending to the physical metals supply chain and would refocus on major corporate clients.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm