Jiangxi Jinde Lithium has won the exploration right for a tin polymetallic ore deposit in Yudu, Ganzhou, marking further progress in its strategic layout.
Weda Bay Nickel has been granted an additional nickel ore quota, raising its total 2026 quota to approximately 37 million tonnes.
Semirara Mining and Power Corporation reported consolidated net profit of 8.6 billion pesos (approximately RMB 957 million) for H1, compared with 8.4 billion pesos a year earlier.
Lithium battery production schedules for August increase 7%–8% month on month, and the full-year output forecast has been raised to 3,200 GWh.
Press Metal is advancing its acquisition of PMB and plans to build 80,000 tonnes of primary aluminum smelting capacity.
Fulcrum Lithium has announced lithium resource estimates for Nevada.
Gabon is advancing mining development, with plans to begin mining operations between 2026 and 2030.
On August 6, silicon-manganese futures prices fluctuated narrowly, with the main contract settling at 5,634 yuan/tonne, up 0.04% period-on-period, while open interest rose by 3,084 lots to 449,900 lots.
Meanwhile, at the jetty of Zhejiang Guohua Ninghai Power Plant, thermal coal supply is being expedited; the vessel 'Shenhua 505' is scheduled to deliver 44,257 tonnes of coal into the plant's silos.
On August 4, Nippon Steel announced a 32% upward revision to its current fiscal year net profit forecast to 290 billion yen (approximately 12.41 billion yuan), mainly due to the continued strength of the U.S. steel market boosting U.S. Steel's earnings.
Alloy futures prices are fluctuating, while spot prices rose slightly.
Albemarle's quarterly profit beat expectations due to rising lithium prices.
Zhongjin Lingnan responded to the suspension of the Fankou lead-zinc mine, stating that germanium product production is at the smelting end.
The project is jointly invested by Lygend Resources and an Indonesian partner on Obi Island, Indonesia, with 12 production lines and an annual designed capacity of 185,000 tonnes of nickel contained in ferronickel.
On August 5, the COMEX-LME copper spread once reached $621.81/tonne, with market expectations of tariffs on U.S. refined copper intensifying.
Sentiment in the secondary refined lead market is turning bullish. Most smelters, having been loss-making for a long time, actively support lead price increases.
US President Trump threatens to impose 50% tariffs on a broad range of Canadian imports starting August 19, with no exemptions for CUSMA-compliant products, covering key industries including steel and aluminum.
Jinyinhe announced that its controlling subsidiary Jiangxi Jinde Lithium New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. won the exploration right for the Jiaokeng tin polymetallic deposit in Yudu County, Jiangxi Province, for 25.01 million yuan.