August 22, 2017 Iron ore nears $80 a tonne Prices for the steelmaking material have increased almost 50% since its 2017 lows.
August 16, 2017 China to ban primary mercury mining by 2032 as convention comes into force China will ban the production and trade of a range of products containing mercury by 2020.
August 16, 2017 China’s Chalco plans $500m investment in Guinea bauxite project The deal comes after a trip by the Guinean mines minister, Abdoulaye Magassouba, to China and follows other major Chinese investments in the resource-rich West African nation.
August 14, 2017 UK lithium start-up gets $1.3 million to build new mine in Cornwall Claims that Cornwall is sitting on a multibillion-dollar lithium bonanza will soon be tested as newcomer Cornish Lithium has now enough money to start exploring the region.
August 11, 2017 Zinc project in Greenland receives Chinese backing China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group is a state-owned Chinese corporation with mines in Zambia, Mongolia and Thailand.
August 10, 2017 Indian centenary iron ore mine goes solar Tata Steel has just inaugurated India’s first solar power project located at an iron ore mine
August 10, 2017 Iron ore price makes fresh high above $70 Iron ore price has surged by more than 40% in less than two months as Chinese steelmakers chase high-grade imports.
August 10, 2017 China aluminium soars due to capacity closures The news around China’s pollution crackdown spiked investors concerns
August 8, 2017 Good and bad news from Japan-China oil sands projects in Canada On the bright side, the companies have started production of ultra-heavy crude oil at their Hangingstone Oil Sands Project in Alberta
August 8, 2017 Copper price jumps to highest since 2014 Customs data show rebound in Chinese copper imports in July.
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
