November 20, 2025

Column: China steel output slumps as iron ore imports head for record

China's steel production this year will drop below 1 billion metric tons for the first time since 2019, but iron ore imports may rise to a record high.

November 19, 2025

Chinese copper demand sags in busy season after prices surge

Chinese usage remains heavily weighted to construction and a property sector mired in crisis.

November 19, 2025

China’s October rare earth magnet exports fall, but US shipments surge

Exports to the US jumped by 56.1% from the prior month to 656 tons, the highest since January.

November 19, 2025

Billionaire family turns India’s gold obsession into a fortune

Gold is having a moment in the sun and the billionaire Muthoot clan of India is reaping the benefits.

November 19, 2025

Vale raises $750 million with bond issuance due 2056

Company intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.

November 19, 2025

Short seller takes long position on Snowline Gold

Muddy Waters' Carson Block said he believes the company's projects are undervalued compared to the price of gold.

November 19, 2025

West scrambles to fill heavy rare earth gap as China rivalry deepens

Shortages of heavy elements dysprosium and terbium could be an Achilles heel for MP Materials and the West's campaign to forge a magnets industry.

November 19, 2025

Lithium price rally in China prompts caution over whether it has legs

Futures have increased almost 20% so far this month on growing confidence in the demand outlook.

November 19, 2025

MP Materials soars on Saudi Arabia rare earth joint venture

The Saudi JV builds on the multi-billion-dollar public-private partnership that MP and DoW announced in July 2025.

November 19, 2025

Cochilco hikes 2025-2026 copper price forecasts to record highs

The forecasts are the highest copper price estimates ever projected by the copper commission.