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 ...
Where should we look for new metals critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the way
About 400 kilometers northwest of Sydney, just south of Dubbo, lies a large and interesting body of rock formed around 215 ...
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Don’t fall for the hype about China’s critical minerals controls
Beijing has targeted five metals: tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium. China is the biggest producer of all of them. But would export controls — rather than an outright export ban — ...
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Firebird signs manganese supply deal with Eramet for China plant
Australia-based Firebird Metals has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with French miner Eramet for ...
China's CATL restarts lithium mine, refinery in Jiangxi province
Chinese battery giant CATL has reopened its lithium lepidolite mine and refinery in Jiangxi province, a spokesperson for its refinery joint venture partner Lopal Tech said on Tuesday.
As China Tightens Rare Earth Exports, These 3 Stocks Are in Focus
Based out of Canada, Neo Performance Materials Inc. (OTCMKTS: NOPMF) is a rare earths producer operating in three segments: Magnequench, Chemicals and Oxides, and Rare Metals. Neo Performance is not a ...
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The U.S. could look to the Rocky Mountains amidst China’s rare earth export ban
China recently banned exports of certain rare earth minerals to the U.S. as part of an ongoing tech war between the two ...
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MTN, China Telecom, Huawei launch Africa’s largest 5G-enabled smart mine
Recently, MTN, China Telecom and Huawei officially signed an agreement to deploy a state-of-the-art 5G private network for one of the leading manganese mining companies in Northern Cape ...
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Chinese mine worker killed in attack claimed by Isis in Afghanistan
A Chinese citizen, surnamed Li, who was associated with a mining company ... said Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani. China’s foreign ministry on Thursday said it was "deeply ...
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China’s Zijin Mining vies with Glencore after record year for profits
Zijin Mining Group racked up record annual profit ... big new projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in mainland China. Like rival miner Rio Tinto Group, Zijin has made lithium a key ...
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ASX closes higher despite falls in mining stocks stoked by Trump tariffs
The Australian sharemarket closed higher on Wednesday, as a surge in technology stocks helped to make up for slump in mining and energy ... tariffs on imports from China hit ASX-listed miners.
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Bitcoin Mining Economics Expected to Be Stable, Profitable in 2025, Canaccord Says
Bitcoin (BTC) mining is likely to remain profitable this year with the economics of production holding steady, Canaccord Genuity said in a research report Tuesday. The broker said mining ...