July 20, 2023 MinRes backs out of Chinese investment deal with Albemarle Billion-dollar deal that would have seen MinRes acquire a stake in downstream assets in China owned by Albemarle.
July 19, 2023 Zimbabwe’s $1 billion lithium plan faces setback as Chinese partner cuts stake South Africa’s Moti Group said a Chinese company with which it planned to develop a lithium processing plant was halving its stake in the venture.
July 19, 2023 Chairman of Chinese aluminum giant resigns after two years The departure comes days after a unit of the company was reported by Bloomberg to have terminated contracts amid a government-led investigation into deals in the market.
July 18, 2023 Copper price falls as weak China growth worsens demand outlook China's gross domestic product grew 0.8% in April-June from the previous quarter compared with a 2.2% expansion in Q1.
July 18, 2023 It’s carmakers against miners in battle over China-funded metals Automakers argue they need more leeway on the rules because it’s currently impossible to produce EV batteries without inputs that have at least some Chinese ownership, while US materials producers…
July 17, 2023 China’s June aluminum output climbs as Yunnan eases power curbs Yunnan resumption to add more supplies, but uncertainty remains.
July 16, 2023 China’s limits on chip metals self-defeating, Sullivan says White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that countries will find ways to reduce dependencies if China controls the exports of gallium and germanium.
July 14, 2023 Iron ore price climbs on stimulus bets, low stock China's exports fell last month at their fastest pace since the onset of the covid-19 pandemic three years ago.
July 14, 2023 Canada to speed up critical minerals permits in bid to erode China’s dominance Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government hopes to unveil a plan by the end of this year to streamline permitting for mining projects.
July 13, 2023 Chinese-owned mine hit by more delays in key Peru copper expansion project China Minmetals is bracing for further delays in building a second pit at its troubled Las Bambas copper mine.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
