May 6, 2020 China aluminum dances to its own beat as LME stumbles Traders say weak demand for Chinese exports could soon take the shine off the market.
May 5, 2020 Lithium price: One in three cars sold in UK now electric You have to look hard for a silver lining as European car sales collapse by 90% and forecasts for lithium demand and prices are slashed.
May 5, 2020 Uralkali slams Belarus – China potash deal Russian producer said it might not be prepared to conclude contracts at the $220 per tonne price agreed between BPC and China.
May 4, 2020 Most top miners failing Paris Agreement goals Eight of the world’s top ten largest miners are not doing enough to help meet global climate goals, study shows.
May 4, 2020 First Cobalt to produce battery-grade by year-end By the fourth quarter of 2021, the Canadian refinery's production is expected to reach over 25,000 tonnes a year.
May 1, 2020 US lawmakers fault Trump for failing to curb Chinese aluminum overcapacity Senators said neither the Phase 1 trade deal with China, nor Trump’s separate 10% tariffs imposed on aluminum imports in 2018 had solved the underlying problem.
April 30, 2020 Belarus scores potash contract with Chinese consortium It's the first muriate of potash (MOP) contract since September 2018.
April 29, 2020 The impact of critical minerals on national security Which imported minerals create the most risk for US supply chains and national security?
April 29, 2020 Zijin warns Papua New Guinea of anger over end of Porgera The Chinese state-owned miner said that a failure to resolve the issue could impair relations between the two countries.
April 28, 2020 The next frontier: Prospecting and mining on the moon China has achieved a milestone in lunar exploration with its robotic rover.
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