November 4, 2019 Lynas and Malaysia ink deal to sell rare earth waste, attract customers The agreement comes amid protests by environmentalists who say the miner's rare earths plant fails to meet safety standards.
November 1, 2019 A Chinese steel giant is upsetting the global nickel market Tsingshan Holding Group is now making waves in a different market: the London Metal Exchange.
October 31, 2019 Recycled lithium batteries market to hit $6 billion by 2030 — report Circular Energy Storage predicts the world will generate around 1.2 million tonnes of battery waste per year by 2030.
October 30, 2019 Mining’s unlikely heroines – Greta Thunberg and AOC Exponential expansion of global mining is the dirty little secret and glaring blind spot of Green New Deal evangelists and zero-carbon climate warriors
October 29, 2019 Green aluminum, coming soon to a metals-trading desk near you The lightweight metal used in cars, airplanes and drinks cans is touted as a green alternative, yet it’s the most carbon-intensive industrial metal to produce.
October 28, 2019 Palladium tops $1,800 for first time as shortage persists The metal is up more than 40% this year.
October 28, 2019 Ecuador moving from explorers’ hotspot to copper exporter with first cargo Mirador mine, in the southeastern Zamora-Chinchipe province, has copper reserves estimated 3.2 million tonnes.
October 27, 2019 China iron ore futures rise on easing trade tensions, firm demand China's Dalian iron ore futures rose as much as 2.3% on Monday, the highest in more than ten days.
October 24, 2019 Papua New Guinea orders China-owned Ramu nickel plant to shut Ramu Nickel was ordered shut "for not adhering to remedial measures issued six weeks ago."
October 24, 2019 Teck to lay off workers, cut spending as US-China trade war weighs on profit Canada’s largest diversified miner will continue to forge ahead with its key Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 project in Chile.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
