June 12, 2018

Future of Centerra mine uncertain as Kyrgyz Gov’t revising settlement deal

Prime Minister said he would submit tom parliament his own 'proposals' over a settlement reached last year, which would end long-dragged disputes between the company and the country over Kumtor…

June 12, 2018

China’s Tsinghua University unit to buy aluminium firm for $3.7bn

Tianshan has annual aluminium smelting capacity of 1.4 million tonnes.

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.