October 30, 2025 Arkansas aims to become US lithium hub, overcoming Chinese competition, tech challenges Arkansas is betting its workforce's industrial expertise, electricity rates among the lowest in the US and a permissive regulatory scheme.
October 30, 2025 First Quantum reports progress in Panama amid copper mine audit Miner advances preservation program, power plant restart and looks forward to talks on a long-term agreement.
October 30, 2025 Eramet cuts spending and vows more turnaround efforts The company, which has faced weakness in metal prices and production setbacks, has revised down its 2025 capital spending forecast.
October 30, 2025 US gets rare earth reprieve from China, but not rollback It is unclear whether the commitment to pause the October measures also includes batteries and industrial diamonds.
October 29, 2025 Ontario fast-tracks Frontier Lithium’s PAK project Frontier is working with Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi to develop PAK.
October 29, 2025 Lithium prices boosted by China’s policy drive on energy storage The most-active lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange has risen for five sessions in a row.
October 29, 2025 Glencore’s copper output falls again, down 40% since 2018 While global miners lift copper output, Glencore’s production is expected to fall again to 850,000–875,000 tonnes.
October 27, 2025 Albemarle to raise $660 million in catalyst sales The firm agreed to sell a controlling stake in Ketjen Corp.’s refining catalyst solutions business to private equity firm KPS Capital.
October 27, 2025 Milei’s win cements US partnership in Argentina’s mining Argentina’s push to tap vast lithium, copper, oil and gas reserves gains momentum after President Milei’s landslide win.
October 25, 2025 US $20B backing, stability key to Argentina’s mining push As voters prepare to head to the polls on Sunday, President Javier Milei’s administration faces a critical test.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
