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109 published stories in this archive.
Companies & Organisations
Kazakhmys and CNCEC have signed a $213.76 million contract to build a new sulfuric acid plant at Zhezkazgan smelter, enhancing environmental standards and production capacity.
Industry News
China's new gold hub in Hong Kong aims to reshape the global gold market, enhancing the yuan's status and increasing gold imports, particularly from Russia, amidst geopolitical tensions.
Industry News
China has launched Hard Pure Gold, a new form of 24-carat gold that combines high purity with enhanced durability, revolutionising the jewellery market.
Industry News
China is evaluating coal waste as a potential new source of critical minerals, with researchers identifying fly ash and coal gangue as promising feedstocks for recovering metals such as germanium, gallium, lithium…
Industry News
The EU and China have agreed to three months of trade consultations covering rebalancing, rare earth export controls, intellectual property and WTO reform, after Chinese exports to the bloc outpaced imports by…
Industry News
China's energy chief visited Kazakhstan to launch a civil nuclear cooperation working group as Beijing simultaneously deepened mining, trade, uranium, agricultural and cultural ties across all five Central Asian states in a…
Companies & Organisations
Chinese-linked Dengbo Success Minerals is planning a 13-year underground copper-zinc operation at East Kazakhstan's Novo-Berezovskoye deposit, targeting 700,000 tonnes of annual ore output at peak from 2030 with grades of 1.67% copper…
Industry News
China has spent 25 years building integrated dominance across critical minerals mining, refining and industrial strategy, and Western rivals need responsible mining practices and differentiated community engagement — not just capital —…
Companies & Organisations
Kazakhstan's new Subsoil Code amendments could allow Kazatomprom to claim 90% of CGN Mining's uranium joint ventures upon licence renewal, putting the Chinese company's resource base at four Kazakhstani mines at significant…
MINEX Forum News
EU Trade Commissioner Šefčovič has warned that over $6 billion in Chinese industrial investment in Morocco risks turning the country into a transshipment hub that bypasses Western tariffs, exposing a fundamental weakness…