July 26, 2023 Pentagon seeks supply of chip mineral gallium after China curbs exports The Pentagon plans to issue a first-time contract to US or Canadian companies by year-end to recover gallium.
July 26, 2023 Cochilco cuts 2023 copper price forecast to $3.85/lb The agency had previously set a forecast of $3.90 in May.
July 26, 2023 Column: China’s lead exports lift LME stocks but deplete Shanghai The Shanghai bulls have so far made little impact on the London market.
July 26, 2023 JPMorgan sees gold price charging to records in 2024 as Fed cuts rates Gold has rallied around 15% over the past 12 months.
July 26, 2023 Colombia names leftist engineer as new mining minister Andrés Camacho, 42, will be in charge of Colombia’s transition away from its two main sources of revenue: oil and coal.
July 25, 2023 China’s H1 gold consumption up over 16% The consumption figure excludes reserve purchases by the People's Bank of China.
July 25, 2023 The little known metals giant that rules a global market When China’s Vital Materials bought up a $600 million stockpile of critical minerals in early 2020, it barely raised an eyebrow outside the niche world of minor metals.
July 25, 2023 UN watchdog delays deep-sea mining to 2024 The Council of the International Seabed Authority ruled out any immediate permission for mining to begin.
July 24, 2023 Indonesia nickel heartland wants to be greener link in EV chain Among plans to lower the carbon footprint in the complex is the construction of solar panels of as much as 500 megawatts.
July 24, 2023 Smaller miners’ hunger for cash grows as copper prices fall, sparking M&A bets Copper M&A more than doubled in 2022 to $14.24 billion from the previous year, according to an S&P Intelligence report.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
