February 19, 2025

China to tighten grip on rare earth mining for non-state firms

China plans to prohibit non-state companies from mining rare earths.

February 18, 2025

Column: Congo emerges as China’s strategic copper supplier

China is reaping the rewards of its massive investment in the DRC in the form of surging imports of physical copper.

February 18, 2025

Anglo sells Brazil assets for $500M, targets June to demerge Amplats

The nickel assets include the Barro Alto mine, Niquelândia mine and the Barro Alto and Codemin ferronickel processing plants.

February 18, 2025

Chinese lithium company halts tech exports as trade tensions build

Jiangsu Jiuwu Hi-Tech told customers it would stop exporting a piece of filtration equipment used to extract lithium from brines.

February 17, 2025

BHP’s profit slump prompts dividend cut as China falters

BHP cut its interim dividend to the lowest payout for the period since 2017.

February 17, 2025

GRAPH: The critical minerals to watch in the US

China is keeping its powder dry on rare earth and graphite export bans, for now.

February 17, 2025

Column: Critical minerals is a meaningless term, needs new definition and strategy

The term critical minerals has become so widespread that it has effectively lost its meaning, as it could be applied to virtually every metal being mined.

February 17, 2025

A little-known metal spikes as China-US trade showdown hits home

Bismuth, a critical metal used in defense industries, has spiked to a decade-high following China's retaliation of US tariffs.

February 17, 2025

Column: China’s retaliation to Trump tariffs will reshape coking coal flows, prices

China's retaliatory tariffs against US energy imports is likely to be most keenly felt in the seaborne market for metallurgical coal.

February 16, 2025

China slows rather than halts copper smelting’s breakneck growth

The Chinese government is getting serious about constraining the blind expansion of copper smelters.