August 15, 2025

Dubai investor offers $10M lifeline to Lucapa Diamond

The deal ensures creditors are fully paid, while shareholders get up to 1.8 AUD cents per share, up from 1.4 cents.

August 15, 2025

Bolivia election and lithium: What you need to know

Some investors hope a political shift will change regulations and unlock access to untapped lithium resources in the country.

August 14, 2025

Chinese copper smelters get only short-term relief on margins

While spot treatment charges to turn concentrate into refined metal are still deeply negative, they’ve ticked higher over the past six weeks.

August 14, 2025

Equinox surges to 3-year high on Q2 results, growth outlook

Net earnings per share for Q2 came to $0.11, easily beating analysts' consensus of $0.02 a share.

August 14, 2025

Gold price subdued as hot US inflation curbs hopes of larger Fed cut

Traders are now leaning toward a quarter-point move with another in October.

August 14, 2025

Ganfeng, Lithium Argentina merge Salta projects in $1.8B deal

The partners aim to produce up to 150,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate equivalent in three phases of 50,000 tonnes each. 

August 14, 2025

Iron ore slides as China suspends construction ahead of military parade

Futures slid on Thursday after the government ordered the suspension of construction activity ahead of a military parade in Beijing.

August 14, 2025

Column: Zinc market shrugs off low LME stocks as another false signal

Zinc has underperformed the rest of the LME base metals pack all year and is still, uniquely, trading below its year-start price.

August 14, 2025

Antofagasta posts biggest profit margins since 2021

The Chilean miner attributed the gains to an 11% increase in copper output, lower cash costs, and higher prices for copper and gold.

August 13, 2025

Freeport outage brings relief in tight market for copper ore

The plant shutdown in Indonesia has freed up as much as 100,000 tons of semi-processed ores from Grasberg.