March 18, 2018 Merkel, Xi agree to work on steel overcapacity within G20 Xi said both countries should cooperate despite ideological differences.
March 16, 2018 Mine accident shows a potash market nervous about outages Shares of some of the largest potash producers soared on speculation that the accident could knock out a large chunk of global production capacity.
March 16, 2018 Electric car dreams may be dashed by 2050 on lack of cobalt, lithium supplies German researchers say cobalt-free battery technologies — including post-lithium technologies based on non-critical elements — are the best way to avoid supply issues in the long term.
March 16, 2018 De Beers, Mountain Province go after Kennady Diamonds to expand joint Canadian mine The partners in Canada's Gahcho Kué mine, Mountain Province, said the planned acquisition opens up some potential new options for the operation’s future.
March 16, 2018 Poland’s KGHM targets rise in Chilean copper ore output The miner expects daily copper ore output at its Chilean mine Sierra Gorda to increase by 18% next year from current levels.
March 15, 2018 Three tonnes of dore bars strewn across runway at Russian airport Dore bars fell from the sky.
March 15, 2018 Visualizing China’s most ambitious megaproject Costing between $4-8 trillion and affecting 65 countries, China’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative is the granddaddy of all megaprojects.
March 15, 2018 Czech tycoon earmarks $1.2 billion to buy Europe’s old coal “The media bubble around clean energy doesn’t reflect reality,” said Alan Svoboda, an executive director of Seven Energy.
March 15, 2018 Ex-banker’s home said to be raided in UK Rio Tinto probe UK investigators raided home of former investment banker to look for evidence connected with a bribery investigation into mining giant Rio Tinto Group.
March 15, 2018 Russian billionaire Potanin buys 2% of Nornickel from Abramovich The dispute is part of a long-running battle for control of Nornickel, a $30 billion company that is one of the world's top nickel producers.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
