January 30, 2024 Pentagon plans AI-based program to estimate prices for critical minerals The US Department of Defense plans to develop a program to estimate prices and predict supplies of nickel, cobalt and other critical minerals.
January 30, 2024 LME targets Hong Kong as option for warehouse expansion Chinese rules and regulations alongside resistance from competitor Shanghai Futures Exchange have frustrated LME's attempts to expand its network to China.
January 30, 2024 Lithium miners warn on plunging profits after price freefall Two of China’s biggest lithium companies became the latest miners to issue stark warnings over the health of the battery metal industry.
January 30, 2024 China Baowu raises $1.4bn via bond, mostly for Simandou iron ore project The entire Simandou project will be completed and put into operation in 2026, Baowu said in the document.
January 30, 2024 Global clean energy spending surges to $1.8 trillion. It’s not enough Total spending surged 17% last year to $1.8 trillion in installing renewable energy, buying electric vehicles, building hydrogen production systems and deploying other technologies
January 30, 2024 Wind, solar to overtake coal in China’s power mix this year Wind and solar power connected to the grid will account for about 40% of the installed capacity in China, official figures show.
January 29, 2024 Column: Iron ore price rally built on more than just China optimism Iron ore is having a strong start to the year, with rising prices and robust imports by China.
January 27, 2024 Chinese engineers are keeping Russia’s metal furnaces firing A $840-million coking plant in the steel town of Magnitogorsk is being built by a Chinese engineering giant and hundreds of Chinese workers.
January 27, 2024 Chinese companies to invest up to $7bn in Congo mining infrastructure Sinohydro Corp and China Railway Group will invest up to $7 billion in infrastructure projects as part of an agreement over their Sicomines copper and cobalt JV in the DRC.
January 26, 2024 REEs used in medical field pollute wastewater, spur superbugs Pollution from environmental rare earth elements has increased and has implications for the development of superbugs.
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
