July 31, 2018 A turbulent year for alumina market could get still worse Alumina is having a turbulent year.
July 30, 2018 Copper price bears shrug $280B China stimulus package And Chuquicamata stoppage, looming Escondida strike.
July 27, 2018 Chinese investors plan $10 bn metallurgical complex in South Africa South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on investment drive.
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.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
