September 27, 2019

US steps up efforts to limit China’s control of critical minerals

Washington has expanded an initiative to promote mining of lithium, cobalt and other minerals in resource-rich countries.

September 26, 2019

Muskmobiles running rivals off the road

Worldwide, in the first half of this year, Tesla deployed more battery power than its next three biggest rivals combined.

September 26, 2019

First solid bitumen test shipment on its way from Alberta to China

Melia Energy says it has found a way to address concerns about an oil spill on either land or at sea.

September 25, 2019

Rio strikes deal with Chinese partners to cut steel-making emissions

The partnership with China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University seeks to develop new ways to cut carbon emissions along the steelmaking supply chain.

September 19, 2019

Iron ore price plunges, “panic” selling of coking coal

“What has happened has definitely irked policymakers in China. That puts a lot of pressure on coal imports for the end of the year.”

September 18, 2019

CHARTS: Mining is riding out US-China trade war

There is weakness elsewhere, but China's commodity business model of importing raw material is in fine shape, says new report.

September 18, 2019

China Gold sees Iamgold as good fit — executive

China Gold is aggressively looking to add to its project pipeline.

September 18, 2019

Steel and base metals express divergent views on China — opinion

Industrial metals have fallen into two very distinct camps over the course of 2019.

September 17, 2019

Chile taps China, Japan in lithium-for-tech push; faces tough sell

The world's No. 2 lithium producer has held global road shows ahead of a second lithium-for-investment tender, according to officials.

September 17, 2019

China’s August zinc output at highest since December 2017 — stats bureau

Also, China's August alumina output rose 3.5% year-on-year to 6.04 million tonnes.