December 25, 2025

Serial wealth creator Lassonde still having fun

Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) co-founder Pierre Lassonde hasn’t let retirement from the C-suite dim his love for the yellow metal.  Think $4,000 gold is high? Lassonde, the former Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) president, has […]

December 24, 2025

Copper price: Most popular stories of 2025

Copper is on course for its biggest annual gain since 2009 and articles about the metal were read more than 2.5 million times this year.

December 24, 2025

Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge

All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures.

December 24, 2025

Gold price tops $4,500 for first time

Spot gold set a new all-time high of $4,524.68 an ounce.

December 24, 2025

SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper

This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company.

December 24, 2025

US rare earth buyers still see China curbs despite Trump deal

The US and China still haven’t reached an agreement on key details of how Beijing will free up sales of rare earths.

December 24, 2025

First Quantum to sell Spanish mine for $190M

Global Panduro, an entity controlled by US private equity Resource Capital Funds, will acquire the past-producing Las Cruces copper mine.

December 24, 2025

Rio Tinto to change index for some iron ore settlement, client notice

Rio Tinto has been using the Platts indices to settle its flagship products in annual contracts and spot market.

December 23, 2025

Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output

Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output.

December 23, 2025

China steel group urges domestic pricing in iron ore contracts

A newly launched port-side spot price index should become a core pricing reference for the market, the China Iron and Steel Association said.