China Top Stories

China sets record rare earth mining quota as demand rises

The quota for six dominant producers, including China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co., was set at 132,000 tons for 2019.

Bloomberg News | November 11, 2019 | 9:10 am

China raises annual rare earth output quotas to record high

China is home to at least 85% of global rare…

Reuters | November 8, 2019 | 9:46 am

BHP says it is unaffected by sanctions on China’s COSCO

COSCO operates in multiple segments of the seaborne trade, including…

Reuters | November 7, 2019 | 10:15 am

Global gold production dragged down by Grasberg

Stricter environmental rules leading to output cuts in world no…

MINING.com Editor | November 5, 2019 | 3:30 pm

Lithium price: Worst may be over for Australian producers

New Benchmark lithium industry assessment has some good news for…

Frik Els | November 4, 2019 | 1:58 pm

China iron ore hits over 2-week low as Vale ramps up output

Vale, the world's top iron ore exporter and China's major source of high-grade material, on Monday reported a 35.4% quarter-on-quarter jump in output.

Reuters | October 15, 2019 | 12:41 pm

Rio Tinto signs its first Renminbi portside trading contract

Portside sales of Rio Tinto's products at Chinese ports are currently sold via traders.

Reuters | October 11, 2019 | 8:23 am

Rio Tinto and Minmetals look for copper, zinc and lead in China

Move is part of an exploration venture with state-owned China Minmetals Corp., set in 2018.

Reuters | October 11, 2019 | 7:00 am

As Fortescue taps Guinea, China eyes broader iron ore supply sources

Fortescue confirmed it has submitted a bid to develop two blocks in the giant Simandou iron ore deposit.

Reuters | October 10, 2019 | 12:56 pm

China’s Zijin Mining set to miss 2019 output targets

Zijin now expects to produce around 38.2 tonnes of gold in 2019.

Reuters | October 10, 2019 | 12:39 pm

China’s Chalco delays Boffa bauxite mine launch to 2020

Construction on the project, expected to produce 12 million tonnes of the aluminium ore a year, would be completed in the first quarter of 2020.

Reuters | October 10, 2019 | 9:08 am

Gold ETFs post longest run in a decade as investors take cover

Worldwide holdings in bullion-backed exchange-traded funds have expanded for 17 days in a row, the longest run of inflows since 2009.

Bloomberg News | October 9, 2019 | 11:15 am

Miners rate social licence, climate change as top concerns. Really?

Columnist Clyde Russell calls miners' motivation to tackle climate issues into question.

Reuters | October 8, 2019 | 3:50 pm

China tightens grip on Ivanhoe’s massive congo copper project

The deal ups Zijin’s holding to 13.88% from 9.8% and reduces Friedland’s to 13.2%, leaving two Chinese companies as the Canadian miner’s top shareholders.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2019 | 9:08 am

First

Last

SIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER