April 20, 2018

Mining firms from China to Canada watch as Greenland holds election

Chinese interest in Greenland comes after Beijing expressed ambitions to form a "Polar Silk Road" by developing shipping lanes opened up by global warming.

April 19, 2018

Bolivia nearing deal on partner to develop lithium – minister

The South American nation hopes to sign a deal with a foreign partner after a decade of state-led development left output far short of goals for the metal.

April 19, 2018

China, the highly problematic saviour of the global aluminium market? Andy Home

As supply fears grow, the market's attention is turning to China as a potential source of aluminium.

April 19, 2018

Australia’s Pilbara Minerals to ship first spodumene cargo to China in Aug

Spodumene is a mineral mined as a source of lithium, a key ingredient in electric vehicle batteries, for which China is the world's biggest market.

April 17, 2018

U.S. Commerce Dept finds aluminum sheet imports from China subsidized

The government agency calculated preliminary subsidy margins ranging from 31.20 to 113.30 percent of the value of the imported common alloy aluminum sheet.

April 17, 2018

Chinese iron ore off 10-mth low on March output data

The world's biggest steel maker last month churned out a total of 73.98 million tonnes of steel, up 4.5 percent from a year ago.

April 16, 2018

EU demands compensation for U.S. steel tariffs at WTO

In a step already taken by China, the EU said it did not accept the "national security" justification for the U.S. tariffs.

April 16, 2018

Chinese investors key as cobalt price hits month low

Cobalt27 CEO lines up Chinese automaker deals, ponders HK listing: “There is a lot of interest and it is natural because it is where all this will happen”.

April 13, 2018

Global bauxite production to grow: BMI

A new report issued by BMI research states that global bauxite production growth will accelerate over the coming years.

April 13, 2018

Copper, iron ore prices gain on robust Chinese imports

China's copper imports bounce back in the first quarter and is now up more than 7% year-on-year and iron ore shipments remain on pace for another record.