China’s rare earth mining and smelting/separation quotas stood at 168,000 mt and 162,000 mt respectively in 2021, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

The profits of the mining and raw material manufacturing industry increased by 1.84-fold and 39.6% year-on-year, respectively, in August, which were well above the average level of industries above designated size, said Zhu Hong, a senior statistician at the Department of Industry of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

SMM believes that the current increment of the tungsten ore mining quotas is the highest over the past three years.

In order to achieve a sustainable future, mining giant BHP urges for greater transparency in the pricing mechanisms in the copper market.

China and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should deepen cooperation in the mining industry, said Cao Weixing, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land and Resources on August 24.

OZ Minerals Ltd. said Thursday it would invest A$916 million or $724 million to develop its Carrapateena copper mine in Australia, to meet the increasingly growing demand for copper across the global.

Minsur plans to commence Mina Justa copper mine project in 2018.

Protesters in Peru removed barriers on a road used by MMG Ltd. for its copper concentrate from its Las Bambas mine to port, a representative of the ombudsman's office said.

Shandong Provincial NO.1 Institute Of Geological and Mineral Survey found an ultra-large copper mine in Nepal recently, with average grade of 7.9%, zgkyb.com reported.

Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced Wednesday the country will use new air quality standards which are loosened from former standards, wenhua.com reported.