January 8, 2025 China becomes world’s second-largest holder of lithium reserves, Xinhua reports China's lithium reserves have risen from 6% to 16.5% of the global total, state media reported.
January 7, 2025 Stubbornly resilient lithium supply remains hurdle to recovery Lithium prices have plunged since late 2022 on oversupply and slower-than-expected growth in electric vehicle demand.
January 7, 2025 Nippon Steel’s thwarted bid sets up tougher rivalry with Chinese mills Creating an entity to compete more effectively with China was touted as a key rationale behind the Japanese firm’s proposal to purchase US Steel.
January 7, 2025 Northern Graphite to restart mill, hike prices The resumption is a week later than stated in October.
January 7, 2025 Are lab-grown diamonds too bling for their own good? LGD prices are falling because their manufacturing costs also keep dropping, while slow demand is pulling down natural diamond prices.
January 7, 2025 Zijin plans lithium production in Congo from 2026 Zijin launched the project through a joint venture with the state-owned DRC company Cominiere in 2022.
January 6, 2025 CMOC sets cobalt production record in 2024 The world's No. 1 cobalt miner produced 114,165 tonnes in 2024, nearly double its 2023 output.
January 6, 2025 Iron ore price drops to over one-month low on weaker China metal output Output at Chinese blast-furnace steel producers has continued to decline steadily.
January 4, 2025 Forecast: What will impact gold prices in 2025? A range of economic and political issues seem likely to keep investors interested in adding gold to their portfolios.
January 2, 2025 Chinese firm to build Guinea’s biggest alumina processing plant The refinery will have the capacity to produce 1.2 million tons of alumina per year by the end of 2027.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
