March 16, 2018 New Chile govt undecided on blocking SQM sale to China firms -official Chile development agency Corfo filed a complaint last week to block the sale of a 32% stake in SQM to China's Tianqi Lithium or any related entities.
March 15, 2018 Visualizing China’s most ambitious megaproject Costing between $4-8 trillion and affecting 65 countries, China’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative is the granddaddy of all megaprojects.
March 14, 2018 Cobalt to be declared a strategic mineral in Congo Royalties paid to the government from cobalt and coltan mining will jump to 10 per cent from 2 per cent.
March 14, 2018 Glencore signs massive cobalt sale deal with China’s GEM The world’s biggest producer of cobalt has agreed to sell around a third of its cobalt production over the next three years to the Chinese battery recycler.
March 14, 2018 China’s iron ore mountain may only be a molehill: Russell The relentless climb in China's port inventories of iron ore may not be as worrying to the market as they appear, more a reflection of a change in dynamics than…
March 13, 2018 China state planner approves coal mine in Inner Mongolia, another two in Xinjiang China's state planner said on Tuesday it has given approval for a coal mine to be built in Inner Mongolia.
March 13, 2018 Chile attempts to block China from prize lithium asset Chile development agency Corfo has asked antitrust regulators to block the sale of a 32 percent stake in Chilean lithium company SQM to a Chinese firm on the grounds it would give…
March 12, 2018 Russia and China to work on joint uranium mining project The Russia-China Investment Fund for Regional Development will kickstart the financing for a uranium mining project.
March 12, 2018 China’s Zijin Mining interested in Serbian copper mine RTB, Belgrade says Serbia has tried and failed three times since 2007 to sell the debt-laden mining complex.
March 11, 2018 Countries evaluate actions to offset the effects of Trump’s tariffs Reactions continue to pour in following U.S. President Donald Trump’s imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on steel imports and 10 per cent for aluminium for almost every country but…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
