November 6, 2018 Workers to end strike at Shougang iron ore mine in Peru – union Workers at Chinese company Shougang Group's iron ore mine in Peru will return to work on Wednesday.
November 6, 2018 China Minmetals signs 20m tonnes iron ore purchase agreement with Brazil’s Vale The state-owned metals and mineral trading firm also signed a 2,400 tonne nickel briquette purchase agreement with Japan's Sumitomo Corp.
November 6, 2018 Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China fall 12% in October The October figure was also down 7 percent from the same month a year earlier, according to port figures.
November 2, 2018 China demand for Vale ore to keep price above $90/tonne in 2019 -CFO What will define Chinese demand for iron ore is continued urbanization, infrastructure investments, auto production.
November 1, 2018 China slashes Sept U.S. scrap copper imports; sends alumina to Iceland, India From January to September, scrap copper shipments from the United States fell 13.8 percent.
October 31, 2018 China’s CNNC seeking overseas partners to secure uranium "Our vision is to be the world's leading uranium company" - Ni Tao deputy manager of China National Uranium Co Ltd
October 30, 2018 Biggest infrastructure play since the Roman Empire presents upside for Australian business With $350 billion to spend in the next five years, China’s One Belt One Road – the massive push for a new ‘Silk Road’ – offers huge opportunities for the…
October 30, 2018 China machine ‘working very well’ amid stimulus, Rio says China is on track for an annual record and is supporting consumption of raw materials.
October 30, 2018 BHP cuts China, US growth forecasts on trade tensions The world’s largest miner has cut its economic growth forecasts for the world's two biggest economies as the superpowers engage in a "lose-lose" trade spat.
October 30, 2018 China refutes reports accusing it of curbing rare earths output Beijing claims rare earth output quotas for the second half of 2018 only appear lower because the limit for the first six months of the year was for a larger…
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