August 22, 2018 Chinese firm launches $832m Zambia copper mine NFC Africa, majority owned by China Non-ferrous Metals Company Limited launched output at a new $832 million Zambian copper mine, extending the firm's lifespan by over 20 years.
August 22, 2018 Chinese, Canadian-Finnish, Cypriot firms bid for Serbia copper mine China's Zijin Mining, Canadian-Finnish fund Champion and Cyprus-based U Gold have bid for a strategic partnership in RTB Bor, Serbia's only copper mine and smelter.
August 22, 2018 Western Australia junior gets ‘conerstone’ funding from Chinese battery manufacturer Advancing a nickel-copper-PGE sulphide deposits and gold in Western Australia.
August 22, 2018 Vancouver-based electric-vehicle maker goes to market Vancouver-based company Electra Meccanica has pre-orders worth $2.4 billion.
August 20, 2018 China’s lithium price decline is not the full picture to an industry surging The downturn in Chinese lithium prices has also led to many false conclusions about what is really happening to the lithium price.
August 20, 2018 China’s Tianqi Lithium seeks up to $1 billion in Hong Kong listing The final deal size could be smaller than $1 billion due to a steep drop in lithium carbonate prices.
August 20, 2018 Titanium miner Kenmare’s H1 profit surges on stronger Chinese demand Kenmare Resources' pretax profit for the first half of the year tripled as it shipped more finished products to China and other Asian markets.
August 19, 2018 Hedge funds turned record short on metals just before the rout As U.S.-China trade tensions escalated mid-June, fast-money traders flipped to a short position in metals overall.
August 19, 2018 Chinese cobalt sulfate prices continue to slide but at slower pace Chinese cobalt sulfate prices continued to edge lower although the pace of decline has slowed as spot prices have fallen to below production costs.
August 17, 2018 China’s CATL to start producing next-gen low-cobalt batteries in 2019 — source China's largest lithium battery maker will produce nickel-rich batteries, which are cheaper to make and have longer life-spans than cobalt-based ones.
Chile’s copper industry eyes double-digit growth after reforms Sonami, which represents mining companies, also forecast the average price of copper at $4.50 per pound this year. January 13, 2026 | 11:09 am
