The controversial trade shows how Russia could continue to sell commodities abroad without settling in US dollars despite sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine

In an unusually candid speech, ambassador Shingo Yamagami said his country would think twice about investing in Queensland due to its new windfall tax

An administrator appointed by a court in the Democratic Republic of Congo to run the world's second-largest cobalt mine told CMOC to suspend marketing as well as production

China's Tianqi Lithium Corp plans to open its books on Thursday, June 30, for a listing in Hong Kong in mid-July that could raise $1-2 billion, sources have revealed

The agreement with the US carmaking giant comes on the heels of similar deals with Tesla and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution

China's coal industry has called for producers to make emergency supply guarantee plans, state media reported, and said production should be ramped up to prevent outages

BHP put the Mt Arthur Coal mine up for sale, but said it failed to get a viable offer, so it may seek permission to continue mining from 2026, but has set aside $700 million for closure of the mine.

The company said in a statement it expects to resume production and transport of copper concentrate at the Las Bambas open-pit mine from Saturday

The dispute started last August when the DRC government announced it had formed a commission to reassess the reserves and resources at the mine

With Beijing focusing on resource-rich states in South America, China widened the gap with the US last year in many countries - gobbling up soybeans, corn and copper

The acquisitions would give BYD access to more than 25 million tonnes of lithium oxide, which is used in the cathodes of EV batteries

Chinese entities may retain major involvement or even end up controlling the huge Manono lithium project proposed by Australia's AVZ Minerals once the legal fight over ownership ends, a report says