July 23, 2025 Glencore workers brace for layoffs on looming Mount Isa shutdown In an internal memo, Glencore confirmed it is set to shut its final two copper mines in Mount Isa unless the government steps in.
July 22, 2025 Copper price hits new record as tariff deadline looms The most active September contracts on the CME soared as much as 1.6% to $5.72 per lb., a new all-time high.
July 22, 2025 Platinum market’s ‘deep’ tightness shows little sign of relief Spot prices have soared to fresh all-time highs and the implied cost of borrowing the metal for one month has hit the steepest level in data going back to 2002.
July 22, 2025 Copper-laden ships race to reach US ahead of Trump’s 50% tariffs The shipments represent the final scramble by merchants to cash in on a lucrative arbitrage trade that has upended the global copper market.
July 22, 2025 Centerra buys 9.9% of Midland as it continues investing in gold juniors Midland Exploration currently holds a large portfolio of properties in Quebec.
July 22, 2025 Gold price climbs 1% on trade uncertainty, US bond weakness Gold is now roughly $70 off its all-time high of $3,500.05 set in April.
July 22, 2025 China launches inspections to halt excessive coal production China produced nearly 5 billion tons of its mainstay fuel last year, and is likely to post a seventh straight year of record output in 2025.
July 21, 2025 US rare earth stock cracks top 50 mining companies for the first time Non-Chinese rare earth producers have been conspicuously absent from mining’s top tier, now worth a collective $1.5 trillion, up $200 billion year to date.
July 21, 2025 Champion Iron secures $179.1 million from Nippon Steel, Sojitz for Canada project The investment follows an agreement that the three companies entered into in December 2024 for the project.
July 21, 2025 Osisko lands $450M loan for Cariboo gold project The senior secured credit facility will help finance pre-construction and early works on the fully permitted project.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
