The move marks Huayou's second foray into lithium, a key ingredient in rechargeable batteries, in the space of a week

The Central Asian nation justified its May seizure of the mine, citing Centerra Gold's alleged violations of environmental laws and safety regulations

The southern European nation is thought to have the continent's largest lithium reserves and demand is soaring as manufacturers scramble to produce low-emission fleets

The acquisition comes as the nickel market is tightening with a surge in battery demand after an increase in global stainless steel production in recent years

Barton, Canada’s outgoing ambassador to China and a former head of global consultancy group McKinsey & Co, will join Rio’s board in April

Traditional fossil fuels should be phased out only when renewable sources are reliable, Chinese policymakers have concluded

The country has “extremely strict” standards for issuing permits for prospecting for minerals, it said, so companies and individuals that do this without a permit risk being detained.

Authorities noted significant environmental risks uncovered during the probe, in particular affecting the Yangtze River

Chief executive will leave her position once a successor is found but the company did not provide a timeframe for the transition

The resource-poor country relies on a single hydroelectric plant and has gone into winter with the worst drought in more than a decade

The original underground mining team has been commissioned to map and sample the ore to better understand potential extensions

The price increases are among the first signals that the new Omicron variant could cause supply-side pressures and commodity price rises