Zijin has spent $16 billion buying three lithium mines over the past year, but its president says the group aims to become one of the top three to five mining companies in the world by 2030

The "Chinese market is not very buoyant now. Let us see how much we are able to export," Federation of Indian Mineral Industries secretary-general R.K. Sharma said

Beijing warned it will protect the rights of its companies after three Chinese firms were told to divest their investments in Canadian minerals

Ottawa has told 3 Chinese firms to sell investments in Canadian companies focused on critical minerals – on grounds of national security

The head of metals-to-oil group Vedanta expects annual revenue to double to $50 billion in the next 2-3 years, as it ramps up production of metals used in EV batteries

Profits at China's industrial firms fell by 6 percentage points in September. Covid restrictions, the property crisis and weakening demand were the key reasons.

Southeast Asia's largest economy has been enjoying an export boom for more than a year due to rising commodity prices

"Our view is that China is still going to provide a bit of stability to global economic growth over the next year," Chief Executive of BHP Group Mike Henry said

Australia's Syrah Resources said it plans to expand its Louisiana graphite plant after receiving a $220m grant to boost resources for EV batteries

Falling prices and cooling demand in China, because of the prolonged crisis in its property sector, caused Rio to more than halve its interim dividend payout in July

A US-led group met with African nations recently to bolster supply chains needed for the clean energy transition in a bid to "challenge Chinese dominance" in critical minerals

Mining giant expects global steel consumption to increase by 42 million tonnes in 2030 and 76m tonnes in 2050, due to soaring demand for solar and wind power equipment.