July 21, 2024

Chart: Which countries are falling behind in gold mine production

India tops the global ranking with demand nearly 50 times that of its mined supply.

July 19, 2024

Life after mining: New book spotlights global reclamation projects

'102 Things to Do with a Hole in the Ground' tells the stories of reinvented coal mining regions, regenerated communities and rebuilt ecosystems.

July 19, 2024

Copper price set for worst week since 2022 as China Plenum disappoints

Copper prices have retreated from a record hit in May on concerns about the strength of demand in China.

July 18, 2024

Column: China’s commodity import trend driven by prices, not economy

China's imports of major commodities are often viewed through the prism of the performance of, and outlook for, the world's second-biggest economy.

July 18, 2024

Nornickel weighs projects in new top market China

Nornickel executives held talks with potential Chinese partners this month and signed about 10 memorandums of understanding, Bloomberg sources say.

July 18, 2024

Zimbabwe’s Kuvimba signs $310 million lithium mine deal

The company did not name the investors, only saying they were "leading foreign British and Chinese companies in the global lithium market".

July 18, 2024

Mexico has ‘sufficient arguments’ to win Ganfeng dispute, says President-elect

Mexico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum expressed confidence in her incoming government's ability to come out on top in a legal battle against the Chinese miner.

July 18, 2024

China copper smelters eye more output cuts as raw material supply tightens

CRU predicts a shortage of concentrate feed globally in 2025 at 1.1 million metric tons of copper-in-concentrate.

July 18, 2024

Price of China’s strategic germanium hits record high on possible state buying

China supplies 60% of the world's germanium, which is used in applications such as fibre optic cables, solar cells and infrared technology.

July 17, 2024

Global battery demand to quadruple by 2030 — report

According to Bain & Company, lithium-ion batteries will remain dominant for the foreseeable future.