June 18, 2018 Chile antitrust watchdog probing Tianqi buy of lithium miner stake The country's antitrust regulator is investigating the effects on the market of Chinese miner Tianqi Lithium acquisition of a 24% stake in SQM, the world's second largest lithium producer,
June 18, 2018 Rio Tinto to start building massive Koodaideri iron ore mine in 2019 First production from the Pilbara-based project, which it says it’s one of the world’s most technologically advanced, is expected in 2021.
June 18, 2018 China marks cobalt, copper ascendancy in Congo with new group The 35-member union includes China Molybdenum Co.-controlled Tenke Fungurume Mining and MMG Ltd., as well as subsidiaries of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group and Huayou Cobalt Co. Sicomines, among others.
June 17, 2018 Wall Street builds immunity to trade war rhetoric So far, Trump has taken little action beyond tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum on imports from China, the European Union and other countries.
June 15, 2018 Trump trade war blows up big week for mining majors A week choc-a-bloc with billion dollar copper, iron ore and cobalt deals ends with huge drop in prices and sell-off in stocks of mining's biggest names.
June 15, 2018 China’s issues guidelines on foreign investment measures China's State Council issued guidelines on Friday for previously announced measures easing restrictions on foreign investment.
June 14, 2018 Germany’s Heraeus to open $100 mln precious metals recycling plant in China China is the world's biggest car market and produces only a fraction of the platinum and palladium it consumes.
June 14, 2018 China urges US to make ‘wise choice’ on trade tariffs Trump is due to unveil revisions to his initial tariff list targeting $50 billion of Chinese goods on Friday.
June 14, 2018 Iron ore price: BHP adds high-grade, lump ore for just $42 a tonne BHP building $3.4B mine amid surging lump premiums, high-grade fines prices up 30% in a year, is latest indicator iron ore is once again a mining cash cow.
June 14, 2018 US electric car sector, wary of China, seeks more domestic lithium China is home to the majority of the world's lithium processing facilities and sucks up most output of top producer Australia.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
