Mining giants BHP Group and Vale faced off in a London court on Wednesday over who should accept legal and financial responsibility in a potential 36-billion pound ($44-billion) lawsuit stemming from Brazil's worst environmental disaster.

Chrome and platinum group metals (PGMs) miner Tharisa has increased its PGMs output to 37 000 oz of platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium (6E) in the third quarter of its current financial year, compared with the 34 200 oz of 6E produced ...

“I’m not too worried, but you also can’t kid yourself for too long. The supply story is still there, but there are more and more demand questions emerging,” one trader in the region said.

In a development that underscores the growing global demand for critical minerals, mining giant Rio Tinto has set its sights on Quebec’s Eeyou Istchee James Bay region.

Notably, prices for industrial consumer products declined 2.7 percent in June after a 1.7 percent fall in May.

China has announced it will peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

Burley Minerals kickstarts drill rigs to continue drilling at Chubb Lithium Project in Quebéc, Canada

The move is part of China's broader measures to build a modern industrial system backed by the real economy amid mounting external uncertainties.