April 22, 2020 US quandary: securing weapons-grade minerals without China The US wants to curb its reliance on China for specialized minerals used to make weapons and high-tech equipment, but it faces a Catch-22.
April 22, 2020 Emissions to drop 6% this year due to pandemic The World Meteorological Organization says the forecast comes as covid-19 has brought transportation and industrial energy production to a near halt.
April 20, 2020 China’s recent tailings leak the worst in 20 years The environment ministry said waste reached as far as 68 miles from the operation, the country's largest molybdenum mine.
April 17, 2020 Mining projects to slow further in Q2 2020 GlobalData reported the progress of 35 mines under construction globally was disrupted due to lockdowns.
April 17, 2020 Coronavirus distress is M&A opportunity for Rio, rivals After years of buying at the peak of the economic cycle and selling in the trough, the world’s big diggers could do the reverse.
April 17, 2020 China to inspect tailings dams after spill at molybdenum mine The move comes after a spill at a molybdenum mine in March contaminated water supplies for the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.
April 16, 2020 CHART: China’s stranglehold on electric car battery supply chain China has not only shoved aside the US for rare earths, cobalt, graphite and lithium production – new study shows it controls 93% of world's manganese going into EVs.
April 16, 2020 China’s gold market rebounds Chinese gold ETFs’ AUM reached a record high for the month of March.
April 16, 2020 Seaborne coal prices under pressure as demand softens in China, India Vessel tracking and port data suggests a slowing in cargo offloading in China, India and Japan in the first half of April.
April 15, 2020 China zinc treatment charges slump to 1-yr low as mine closures mount TCs fall when mine supply tightens and smelters have to compete harder to get concentrate to process.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
