October 23, 2025 Electra ‘fully funded’ to build North America’s first cobalt refinery Once operational, it is expected to produce up to 6,500 tonnes of the battery-grade material annually.
October 23, 2025 Insight: China strikes at West’s softest rare earths spot The world will have to cope with disruption risks from China's rare earths dominance for longer, writes Reuters columnist Robyn Mak.
October 23, 2025 Column: Critical minerals, decarbonization and government de-risking dominate mining wish list Those are the key takeaways from this week's IMARC event in Sydney.
October 23, 2025 US, Orion partner on $5B critical minerals fund The partners have made initial capital commitments totaling $1.8 billion.
October 23, 2025 Eldorado Gold’s $1B Skouries mine in Greece nears finish line Canaccord Genuity upgraded the miner to Buy from Hold, noting reduced project risk as Skouries nears completion.
October 23, 2025 Copper price rises on mine struggles, Goldman bull flag Some investors are planning to add to their positions once prices breach $10,900/t, said Goldman, citing those at the LME WEEK conference.
October 23, 2025 World Diamond Council head says lab-grown gems losing their sparkle Lab-grown diamond prices are collapsing due to increased production in China and India, undermining confidence in synthetic gems.
October 23, 2025 Antofagasta trims forecast as copper output inches up The Chilean miner saw 1% rise in Q3 copper production and expects annual output at lower end of 660,000-700,000 tonnes.
October 22, 2025 Platinum is latest precious metal to see price surge and squeeze fears Spot prices for platinum in London surged by as much as 6.4% to $1,646/oz on Wednesday, the biggest intraday jump since 2020.
October 22, 2025 Alcoa says high US aluminum prices offset Trump tariff costs US President Donald Trump set 25% import duties on aluminum in March and doubled them in June.
Capstone Copper’s Chilean workers ready to strike if mediation fails The 645-member union rejected a contract offer in mid-December. December 24, 2025 | 12:12 pm
