- 1. BHP and BlueScope to axe last two Australian iron ore vessels
- (Latest)
- ... steelworks in Port Kembla, then run coal to China before returning to Port Hedland and qualify as cabotage trade. The union has written to the company demanding answers. The correspondence emphasises ...
- Created on 17 January 2019
- 2. Qld coal keeps breaking records
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- ... coal-fired power plants,” Mr Macfarlane said. According to QRC’s data, Queensland coal was exported to 30 different countries or territories including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, England, Finland, ...
- Created on 17 January 2019
- 3. Silkroad Nickel signs mining exploration agreement with Sinohydro
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- ... Ing, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Silkroad Nickel was pleased to strike the agreement with PowerChina. “PowerChina is amongst the world’s top five largest contractors and engineering ...
- Created on 10 January 2019
- 4. Cobalt 27 acquires lithium royalty on the Mount Marion lithium Mine
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- ... Milewski. The Mount Marion lithium mine is jointly owned by one of China's largest lithium producers, Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium (43.1 per cent), Mineral Resources (43.1per cent) and Neometals (13.8 pe ...
- Created on 10 January 2019
- 5. New block cave project at Northparkes Mines
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- China Molybdenum Company (CMOC) and Sumitomo have announced a final approval of a new block cave mine at Northparkes copper and gold mine. Image source ©Northparkes Mines Called ...
- Created on 10 January 2019
- 6. Future of nickel: trends and predictions
- (Features)
- ... years due to an abundance of supply and price fluctuations, the transition to EVs is expected to revitalise global interest in the commodity. According to the International Nickel Study Group, China is ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 7. ON THE MOVE - Q4 2018
- (People)
- ... Company. Mr Gao was appointed a director of China Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Company Limited (CMN) in February 2016. He is a director of certain subsidiaries of CMC, including Top Create Resources ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 8. Asian buyers circle as R&D effort lifts to maximise global market for high-grade kaolin
- (Around the Region)
- ... up and running into Poochera’s potential. “Recent marketing by Andromeda has confirmed increasing demand in China for Poochera’s halloysite kaolin,” Dr Belperio said. “In addition, a high halloysite ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 9. China pit scoping study finalised
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- Myanmar Metals has completed a scoping study for the first open pit at its Bawdwin Project in Myanmar, targeting the indicated mineral resources of the China Lode. The China Pit Scoping Study was prepared ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 10. Planned AU$69 million Australian tungsten mine promises to be a major economic boost
- (Around the Region)
- ... by Adelaide-based Thor Mining. The findings are a major boost for the project as tungsten is considered a strategic metal by the United States, China and the European Union and was confirmed this year ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 11. Minerals supply faces crunch time as economic powerhouses drive demand
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- As China remains a key driver of global commodity demand, India – the world’s fastest growing economy – and Indonesia, Asia’s emerging new powerhouse, could potentially add pressure on minerals supply. ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 12. Rethinking the resource curse in Asia
- (Around the Region)
- ... 60 percent of the word’s coal reserves are found in Asia, particularly in the Central Asian republics, China and Indonesia. An abundance of natural resources can be both a blessing and a curse. ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 13. New potential for waste materials to contribute to commercial lithium production
- (Waste to Energy)
- ... powder pilot plant and battery-testing facility. Having completed a number of pilot-plant production runs, samples for lithium-ion battery-cell were produced for battery-cell makers in China. According ...
- Created on 19 December 2018
- 14. BHP looks to strengthen its ties with China
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- Major miner, BHP, has analysed the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a network of overseas construction projects, on commodity demand. BHP looks to strengthen its ties ...
- Created on 19 December 2018
- 15. Tesla supplier Ganfeng Lithium prices its HK listing at bottom of marketed range
- (Around the Region)
- ... investors include the China Structure Reform Fund, Dong Feng asset management and GSR Capital. The Shenzhen-listed company will use part of the money for acquisitions, further exploration and to expand ...
- Created on 19 December 2018
- 16. Barrick announces agreement with Shandong Gold
- (Around the Region)
- Barrick Gold is stipulating that in the next 10 to 15 years, China has the potential of becoming the largest economy in the world. If it does, it will be the first time in 150 years that a country other ...
- Created on 19 December 2018
- 17. Silkroad Nickel signs new offtake agreement with PT Transon Bumindo Resources
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- ... Group, Silkroad Nickel is currently in negotiations to finalise the appointment of a China state-owned company as the main mining contractor to increase the Group’s production volume of nickel ore. As ...
- Created on 14 December 2018
- 18. Indonesia announces drive to control the world market in lithium batteries
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- According to local media reports, investors from South Korea, Japan and China are preparing to invest US$4bn to build a lithium battery factory on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The announcement ...
- Created on 14 December 2018
- 19. First shipment leaves Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite mine in Australia
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- ... supply China’s significant future import needs, as well as supporting our refinery and smelting operations in Australia and New Zealand.” At a ceremony on the Western Cape York Peninsula in far nort ...
- Created on 06 December 2018
- 20. Rio Tinto to sell its stake in Rössing Uranium Limited
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- Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement with China National Uranium Corporation (CNUC) for the sale of its entire 68.62 per cent stake in Rössing Uranium Limited, owners of the Rössing mine in N ...
- Created on 29 November 2018