March 21, 2025

Trafigura-backed Congo cobalt miner scraps sale to Chinese firm

Chemaf has informed creditors that a proposed takeover by a unit of Chinese state-owned arms manufacturer Norinco won’t go ahead.

March 21, 2025

Iron ore price set for weekly loss on caution over China demand prospects

China is mulling setting up related funds to build a compensation system to eliminate outdated steel capacity.

March 20, 2025

Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals

Resource nationalism is on the rise, with governments tightening control over critical minerals through higher taxes, regulations, and strategic policies. Verisk Maplecroft’s […]

March 20, 2025

China to add cobalt, copper to state metal reserves

An effort to boost the resilience of critical minerals supply at time when energy transition demand is increasing and geopolitical tensions are running high.

March 20, 2025

China’s ‘Hermes of gold’ shines despite lacklustre demand for high-end goods

Laopu Gold is a notable outlier in China's luxury goods market, which has been hammered by an extended consumer malaise.

March 20, 2025

Chinese state funding in mineral exploration on the rise: FT

Since 2022, the nation as whole has devoted $13.8 billion to geological exploration annually.

March 20, 2025

China’s HBIS collaborates with Vale to advance steel decarbonization

Both HBIS and Vale aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

March 19, 2025

Deep-sea miners are set to dig for critical minerals, even if rules aren’t done

The Metals Company has said it will file an application in June for an ISA license to begin mining.

March 19, 2025

China flexes rare earth dominance with million-tonne discovery

The deposit could host as much as 1.15 million tonnes of resources containing key rare earth elements such as praseodymium, neodymium, dysprosium and terbium.

March 19, 2025

European bismuth prices rocket to record highs on China export curbs

China announced plans to impose export controls on bismuth, in response to Trump's import tariffs.