July 25, 2018 China’s gold output falls 7.9 pct in H1 -Xinhua The country is the world's biggest gold producer and gold consumer.
July 25, 2018 Tianqi goes ahead with $382-million Greenbushes lithium mine expansion The expansion, on top of a $238 million upgrade due for completion in April, will double the mine’s production to 1.95 million tonnes a year of lithium concentrate a year…
July 23, 2018 Nutrien sells stake in Arab Potash to China’s SDIC The $502-million transaction makes the Chinese company Arab Potash's majority shareholder.
July 19, 2018 Dollar and gold falters as Trump hits fed, stocks drop: markets wrap The dollar erases most of its gains and treasuries strengthened after President Donald Trump criticized the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates.
July 19, 2018 Copper tumbles below $6,000 as China sends metals into freefall Copper crashed through $6,000 a metric ton for the first time in a year and is headed for its biggest monthly drop since 2015.
July 19, 2018 Tariffs lay bare Washington’s rare earths dilemma Yttrium is just one a host critical minerals on the list of Chinese imports targeted for the next escalation of the simmering trade war between the two countries.
July 19, 2018 Miners wrote off almost one-third of investments over last decade From the $939bn invested in major projects between 2008 and 2017, the world’s top 40 mining companies by market cap. wrote-off $273bn or 29% of the initial capital outlay.
July 18, 2018 Jiangxi Copper general manager and executives leave roles Major managerial shake-up at the state-run Jianxi Copper.
July 17, 2018 Smelting constraints make zinc’s price plunge look overdone Expectations for a rise in zinc concentrate supplies in coming years have driven down the metal price to one-year lows, but smelting capacity constraints suggest the sell-off is premature.
July 17, 2018 China’s top steel city extends pollution curbs until July 21 Tangshan, China's top steelmaking city, has extended recent emergency pollution control measures until July 21 because of a possible major smog alert.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
