It's reported that Brazil's iron ore exports rose from 153 million tons to 168 million tons in the first 7 month of this year compared to the same period in 2013.

According to statistics, South Korea’s iron ore imports totaled 42.98 million tons during the first seven months, increasing by 23.5% year on year.

Mexican Grupo Mexico SAB said the company is targeting to produce around 850,000 tons of copper production in this year.

The US International Trade Commission voted on Wednesday that the domestic industry was not injured by imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from Japan, Germany and Poland, and as a result, no antidumping orders will be imposed.

Iron ore prices are at risk of falling to their lowest level since 2009 as increased supplies from Australia and Brazil boost a global surplus and prompt the closure of some higher-cost Chinese suppliers.

Seven domestic rare earth companies have formed an industrial alliance to sue Japan's Hitachi Metals for its patent monopoly in the United States.

China plans to cut on-grid power tariffs to reflect a fall in coal prices, a move that may put more pressure on power generation companies, a newspaper said Aug 7th.

The government has approved two major rare earth producers to become conglomerates by the end of this year in order to further consolidate the rare resources, combat smuggling and alleviate overcapacity in production.