Category: Mining

Delicate Extraction: Malaysia Offers Rare Earths Alternative to China

By Jan HENNOP As workers load tons of rare earth minerals into bags ready for shipping at a refinery in eastern Malaysia, they are fueling the global pushback against China’s grip on the critical sector. ...

Guinea Iron Ore Project Tests China’s ‘Transition Finance’ Credibility

By Deng Yaowen In January 2024, China Baowu Steel Group issued the first tranche of a bond that raised CNY 10 billion ($1.45 billion) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Media reports described it as one ...

China’s Copper Import Slump Marks a Shift in Market Power – ROI

By Andy Home A two-week ceasefire in the Iran war has dispersed some of the macroeconomic gloom enveloping the copper market, but there may be an even bigger problem for copper bulls. China, ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: China Signals Support for Nepal’s New Government

The Democratic Republic of Congo and China signed a deal to deepen mining cooperation, including geological data-sharing, investment protection, and support for local processing. The agreement also gives priority support to the MIFOR iron ore project in northeastern Congo. (SEMAFOR) China received ...

Seeking More Value at Home, Zimbabwe Disrupts China’s Lithium Flow

By Enos Denhere A month after banning raw lithium exports, Zimbabwe is tightening its regulations and ramping up its crackdown on mineral smuggling in a major shake-up that is winning local praise even as it stirs concerns.

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The Emerging China-Global South Energy Nexus

This month brought quietly momentous news: for the first time ever, the world’s share of renewable energy surpassed that generated by burning coal. 
China is one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal and is therefore partly responsible for bringing us to our current carbon crisis. 

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Chinese Company to Open One of World’s Biggest Lithium Mines in DRC

China’s Zijin Mining Group will reportedly open one of the world’s largest lithium mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year. The company reportedly plans to commission its Manono lithium project in the Southeast DRC in June. It is unclear ...

U.S. Miner Moves Into DRC in Bid to Lessen China’s Control on Cobalt

A U.S.-led consortium is set to acquire Democratic Republic of Congo-based Chemaf for $30 million, marking a flagship deal under Washington’s push to counter China in critical minerals. While the upfront price tag is low, the deal is backed by $475 ...

Chile, U.S. Eye Collaboration on Rare Earths and Other Critical Minerals

Chile and the U.S. have signed a joint statement to begin discussions on rare earths and other types of critical minerals, Chile's foreign ministry said on Thursday. The first meeting will take place within the next two weeks, ...

Huge Chinese-Owned DR Congo Cobalt Mine Causing ‘Health Crisis’: Report

Pollution from a massive Chinese-owned cobalt mining and processing plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a "public health crisis" for locals, an environmental campaign group said Tuesday. The DRC produces more than 70 percent of the world's cobalt, ...

Middle East Conflict Disrupts Dubai Gold Hub, Opening Door for China’s Refining Market

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Polina Devitt Ghana's state-run artisanal gold exporter is preparing to shift cargoes to alternative refining hubs if flight disruptions to the United Arab Emirates persist, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, as the Iran 

Australia, Canada Sign New Deals on Critical Minerals

By Alasdair Pal and Melanie Burton Australia and Canada said on Thursday they had signed new agreements on critical minerals as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a landmark address to the Australian parliament, a sign of the developing bond between the ...

U.S. Struggling to De-Risk Congo’s ‘War Zone Minerals’ Even After Pact, Sources Say

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Ange Kasongo The U.S. has made progress in its push to prise Congo's strategic minerals from China's orbit, but conflict, contested licences and compliance demands are still slowing Washington's advance into a region its rival 
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