February 12, 2025 Ganfeng starts lithium production at Argentina’s Mariana project The Mariana plant has the capacity to produce 20,000 metric tons of lithium chloride per year.
February 12, 2025 Chinese lithium firms take over copycat Nigeria refinery project A joint venture between Canmax Technologies and Jiangxi Jiuling last year took a controlling interest in Ganfeng Lithium Industry.
February 12, 2025 China tightens rules on new copper smelters to curb overcapacity China has tightened requirements for building new copper smelters, in its latest attempt to curb relentless capacity expansion.
February 12, 2025 Lithium stocks drop as CATL’s refinery restart weighs on prices The refinery reopening should be negative for lithium sector share prices, and the spot price, analysts said.
February 11, 2025 Nornickel says it is in active talks on China JV Nornickel has been seeking to diversify its production base establishing facilities outside Russia.
February 10, 2025 Chinese gold buyers forced to sidelines as prices near $3,000 As a major importer, gold buyers in China often have to pay over the odds to secure bullion.
February 10, 2025 Ontario says it would ban China from deals on minerals, energy Premier Doug Ford said the province would ban any Chinese state-owned enterprise from buying or taking equity in any government-funded asset.
February 10, 2025 Gold price soars past $2,900 on new tariff threats Monday's rally marks the seventh time gold has set a new record in 2025.
February 10, 2025 CATL and Lopal restart China lithium refinery despite price rout The refinery in Yichun was halted around mid-September.
February 10, 2025 Iron ore price at multi-month high as improving fundamentals outweigh tariff threat Demand for the key steelmaking ingredient showed signs of recovery, supporting prices.
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