October 23, 2017 Xi’s China a boon for mining President Xi's enormous power means his pet projects like One Belt–One Road and Xiongan New Area will receive the full backing of the state.
October 23, 2017 UNEP urges mining companies to better manage tailings facilities The agency is urging mining companies to put safety first and avoid erecting dams using methods that are known to be high risk.
October 23, 2017 Global steel production at 7-month low Price of iron ore declines ahead of Chinese winter steel output cuts, widening Kobe Steel scandal.
October 23, 2017 China’s refined copper output highest since Dec 2014 Refined copper production was 774,000 tonnes last month, up 3.3 percent from 749,000 tonnes in August, according to the NBS data.
October 22, 2017 China’s Jinchuan eyes new nickel, cobalt project to tap electric vehicle boom China’s top nickel producer, will next year start building a new project in Guangxi that will produce raw materials for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, its chairman said, looking to tap…
October 20, 2017 Chinese economy and gold The economic stance adopted by the new leaders will be crucial given China’s recent economic slowdown.
October 20, 2017 China steel surges as more output cuts seen; iron ore, coal jump Mills in some northern Chinese cities ordered to cut output, acting on government policy to fight smog caused by pollution from industrial plants.
October 19, 2017 BHP expects China’s growth to ease modestly over short term "[W]e expect growth in China to ease modestly over the short-term, as monetary policy tightens and housing and automotive markets soften," Mackenzie said.
October 19, 2017 Vale’s iron ore output hits another record Iron ore production rose 3.3% compared with the same period last year to hit a fresh quarterly record of 95.1 million tonnes.
October 18, 2017 Scotiabank to offload gold trading unit Chinese buyers are rumoured to be the key targets of the sale.
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