July 16, 2025

Zimbabwe aims to break ground for $270 million new lithium plant this year

Kuvimba Mining House will begin construction of the concentration plant at its Sandawana mine in Q3 of this year.

July 16, 2025

Antofagasta’s copper production up 11% in strong first half

The Chilean miner, the largest copper producer after Codelco, generated 314,900 tonnes of copper in H1 2025, up from 284,700 in H1 2024.

July 15, 2025

Rio Tinto Q2 iron ore output rises as Trott gets set to take helm

The miner shipped 79.9 million tonnes of iron ore from its Pilbara operations, a 13% rise from the previous quarter.

July 15, 2025

World’s top cable maker sees US copper tariff as opportunity

Italy’s Prysmian, which last year shelled out $4 billion-plus to buy Texas-based Encore Wire, is in regular contact with the administration ahead of the measure’s implementation on Aug. 1.

July 15, 2025

Trump’s 50% copper tariffs jolt US market as buyers slash imports and delay orders

Now that the 50% levy is just weeks away, there are already signs that demand for the metal is drying up from Texas to New Jersey.

July 15, 2025

Gold price forecast gets 15% upgrade for 2025: LBMA poll

Analysts in LBMA's annual survey have upgraded their forecasts for gold, with an average price of $3,324.40 through the end of 2025.

July 15, 2025

Newmont shares plunge following CFO’s departure

Shares of the world’s top gold producer fell as much as 8.9% on Tuesday in New York.

July 15, 2025

Ghana moves to hedge gold price to preserve build-up of reserves

Increased production and higher prices have helped Africa’s top gold miner to boost gross international reserves to $11.1 billion.

July 15, 2025

China’s lithium giants tumble after first-half profit warnings

Two of the largest miners warned that battery metal woes had weighed on earnings for the first half of the year.

July 15, 2025

Barrick weighs sale of gold mine to Discovery Silver

Discovery Silver is in the final stages of a process Barrick launched in April to sell the Hemlo gold mine in Ontario.