July 19, 2021 China frictions steer electric automakers away from rare earth magnets As tensions mount between China and the US, automakers are trying to reduce their reliance on permanent magnets.
July 19, 2021 China to add 110 million tonnes of coal production capacity in H2 2021 The world's biggest coal consumer had added more than 140 million tonnes per annum of coal mining capacity in the first half of this year.
July 19, 2021 China Moly’s Congo mine expansion project starts trial production The expansion project of the TFM mine is expected to produce 88,500 tonnes of copper cathode and 7,280 tonnes of cobalt hydroxide.
July 19, 2021 Benga Mining will appeal rejection of Canada coal mine A panel found that the likelihood of significant adverse environmental effects resulting from the Grassy Mountain mine outweighed economic gains.
July 18, 2021 Vulcan Energy signs lithium hydroxide supply deal with LG Chem unit It is the first deal of its kind for Vulcan's project in Germany, and would account for a quarter of total output once the project is fully ramped up from…
July 18, 2021 Assmang calls force majeure on manganese alloys in South Africa Assmang halts KwaZulu-Natal manganese operations amid South African riots.
July 17, 2021 New York beating London as trading hub for booming cobalt market Trading activity in CME’s contract has been gathering steam since its launch in December.
July 16, 2021 Floods stop work at Aurubis’s Stolberg copper products plant Force majeure has been declared on deliveries from the plant which was hit by floods on Wednesday evening.
July 16, 2021 Gold stock upleg rebound Last month’s Fed gold futures purge crushing gold stocks left them both really oversold technically and really undervalued.
July 16, 2021 Greenland to abandon all future oil exploration The decision comes amid increasingly alarming signs of global warming.
Gabon to audit mining deals as reforms start amid IMF talks As part of discussions with the multilateral lender, President Brice Oligui Nguema “has demanded the full publication of all mining agreements". December 19, 2025 | 10:51 am
