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China Minmetals

China Minmetals Corporation is a Chinese state-owned conglomerate operating across the metals and minerals value chain, including exploration, mining, smelting, processing and trading. It is headquartered in Beijing and is one of the largest metals and mining groups in the world by revenue. The company's activities span ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including tungsten, antimony, rare earths and other critical minerals used in defence, electronics and renewable-energy applications. China Minmetals operates internationally, with mining and trading interests across Asia, Africa, Latin America and Australia. As a central state-owned enterprise, it answers to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of China. The group has significant influence over global supply chains for strategic minerals, a factor that draws attention amid efforts by other countries to secure non-Chinese sources of critical materials such as antimony. It operates through numerous subsidiaries covering mining, smelting, engineering and logistics. Minmetals has pursued overseas acquisitions and joint ventures to secure resource access and expand its trading networks. Its scale and state backing make it a significant player in discussions about critical mineral security and market concentration in commodities like antimony and rare earths.

China Minmetals News


Antimony mineralisation
North America to drive growth in antimony market
22nd October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With China's suspension of its ban on antimony exports to the US scheduled to expire on November 27, buyers and manufacturers face an important decision point for supply planning, sourcing... 


An image of the Simba E70 drilling rig
Epiroc secures order for Botswana copper mine
1st September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Mining and infrastructure industries productivity and sustainability company Epiroc has won a large order from global mining company MMG for underground equipment for a major copper mine in... 


An openpit mine operated by Zijin Mining Group
China picks State firm to help coordinate mining deals abroad
3rd June 2026 By: Bloomberg

China has chosen a new State investment company to help coordinate its overseas metals and mining deals, and counter mounting geopolitical risks that threaten its ability to secure resources,... 


Chinese zinc smelter breaks contract with Teck's Alaska mine amid tariffs, sources say
Chinese zinc smelter breaks contract with Teck's Alaska mine amid tariffs, sources say
12th December 2025 By: Reuters

huzhou Smelter Group, one of China's largest zinc smelters, broke a supply contract with Teck Resources' Red Dog mine in Alaska earlier this year due to hefty tariffs fueled by Beijing and... 


Anglo American's Barro Alto operations
China’s MMG hit by EU probe of $500m Anglo deal
5th November 2025 By: Bloomberg

Chinese-owned mining firm MMG’s $500-million purchase of Anglo American's Brazilian nickel business has been hit by an in-depth European Union probe after regulators warned that the deal threatens... 


The Muga project in Spain
China’s Minmetals pulls plug on investment in Highfield
18th August 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Highfield Resources faced a significant setback on Monday after China Minmetals and its subsidiary Qinghai Salt Lake Industry (QSL) formally declined to proceed with a proposed... 


Red Dog zinc mine gets caught in US-China tariff turmoil
Red Dog zinc mine gets caught in US-China tariff turmoil
7th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

The owner of the world’s largest zinc mine is in discussions to reroute output of the US operation away from China due to the trade war between Washington and Beijing, according to people familiar... 


President Donald Trump
Trump signs executive order boosting deep-sea mining industry
25th April 2025 By: Reuters

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry, marking his latest attempt to boost U.S. access to nickel, copper and other critical... 


Turkish nickel bull plans $2bn M&A spree to rival China
17th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Turkish billionaire Robert Yuksel Yildirim is on a $2-billion hunt for nickel mines, betting that the battery metal’s price will rebound and that the West will want those supplies to cut its... 


Polymetallic nodules in the hold of the Hidden Gem vessel during a pilot collection system test.
White House weighs executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining, sources say
1st April 2025 By: Reuters

The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process,... 


The Kinsevere mine site
China’s MMG halts new Congo plant after one year on cobalt slump
6th March 2025 By: Bloomberg

A Chinese State-controlled mining company mothballed a cobalt processing plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo only 15 months after opening it due to a historic slump in the price of the... 


Dugald River
MMG to resume work at Queensland mine with fire threat contained
14th January 2025 By: Reuters

Mining firm MMG said on Tuesday it expects to resume operations at its Dugald River zinc mine in Queensland later in the day after an approaching grassfire near its perimeter was contained. MMG,... 


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