October 5, 2018

Chile’s court ruling allows Tianqi to buy stake in lithium miner SQM

The country's antitrust court has approved a deal between the competition regulator and Tianqi, allowing the Chinese miner to buy a nearly one-quarter stake in lithium producer SQM .

October 4, 2018

China’s Ganfeng Lithium prices HK listing at bottom of range

The weak pricing comes at a time when an oversupply of lithium has pushed down prices even as demand for the metal is expected to increase.

October 4, 2018

BHP sees major copper demand boost from China’s widening belt and road

BHP has analysed the impact of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a network of overseas construction projects, on commodity demand.

October 2, 2018

No stopping strong global EV sales growth

Across the main auto markets, growth in electric vehicles is booming.

October 1, 2018

China won’t renew coal, steel output restrictions amid trade war

This winter, regulators are replacing hard caps on coal use and steel production with less strict targets.

October 1, 2018

Rio Tinto, Japanese partners to inject $1.55B into Aussie iron ore projects

The company said the investment would enable it to sustain production of its Pilbara Blend brand of iron ore and its Robe Valley lump and fines products.

September 30, 2018

Shell, partners approve huge $31 billion LNG Canada project

This is the largest new LNG project of its kind in years.

September 30, 2018

Scientists weigh call for much deeper cuts to coal pollution

Coal currently feeds about 27% of the world’s energy demand.

September 28, 2018

China battery firms set up $700m nickel joint venture in Indonesia

Several global metals producers have also set their sights on Indonesia's nickel reserves, looking to tap an expected surge in demand for the battery metal.

September 28, 2018

Asia Gold-Buying picks up in China on lower prices; India discounts narrow

Physical demand saw an uptick in the world's biggest gold consumer, China, after prices fell to six-week lows this week.