First government work day in the Year of the Snake features strong State Council message aimed at shoring up confidence in the face of venomous challenges.

While significant, these measures fall short of the mineral export bans that China imposed on the US in December, which included gallium, germanium, antimony, and so-called superhard materials.

Last week, a consortium of Chinese companies won a US$2.15 billion deal to build a railway line linking Tanzania’s main port of Dar es Salaam with Burundi’s nickel mines. It was the third ...

Baowu Steel Group, the world’s largest steel producer, is investing $6bn in Guinea’s Simandou iron ore project, which is pivotal for China’s emissions goals and Africa’s industrial ambitions. “The ...

A tungsten mining factory in China. The country said it will tighten export curbs for the mineral, plus four others. (China stringer network/Reuters) China said it would tighten export controls ...

When China announced it would curb exports of the critical mineral, antimony prices surged to all-time highs, ending 2024 at $40,000 per ton for a total annual rise of a whopping 250%.

The restrictions were the latest attempt by China since 2023 to leverage its dominance in mining and processing critical minerals used in everything from smartphones and electric car batteries to ...

The restrictions were the latest attempt by China since 2023 to leverage its dominance in mining and processing critical minerals used in everything from smartphones and electric car batteries to ...

Bitcoin mining involves solving complex mathematical puzzles, validating transactions and securing the network. Miners compete to find the correct hash, adding new blocks to the blockchain and ...