October 9, 2025 China expands rare earth restrictions, targets defence, semiconductor users Exports of 12 rare earths are now restricted after the Ministry of Commerce added five - holmium, erbium, thulium, europium and ytterbium - to the list.
October 9, 2025 Anglo American draws Botswana into $5B De Beers sale talks Anglo will hold direct talks with selected bidders alongside Botswana, which owns 15% of De Beers through its Debswana joint venture.
October 9, 2025 Over 25% of global copper supply trapped by ESG roadblocks — study The US, Peru, Chile and Panama hold some of the largest reserves now off the market due to environmental, social, and governance hurdles.
October 9, 2025 Franco-Nevada taps Western Australia for next phase of growth CEO Paul Brink announced two new hires in Western Australia, signalling support for junior gold developers in the resource-rich state.
October 8, 2025 Gold price falls from record as traders take profit after torrid rally Bullion declined as much as 0.7% in early Asia trading on Thursday to around $4,015 an ounce.
October 8, 2025 Orion confirms talks with Trump administration on mining partnership Bloomberg reported last month that the US International Development Finance Corp. is in talks to establish a $5 billion fund as a joint venture with Orion.
October 8, 2025 Palladium price rides precious metals rally to two-year high Year to date, palladium is up by nearly 49%.
October 8, 2025 Mercuria’s new metals unit reaps $300 million so far this year Mercuria became one of the largest importers of copper cathode into the US as traders rushed to draw down global inventories.
October 8, 2025 Umicore shares jump as refiner sells gold to cash in on rally Company said it will generate €410 million ($477 million) in cash from selling its gold inventories.
October 8, 2025 Green stocks are beating world’s biggest trades, even gold The S&P Global Clean Energy Transition Index has surged close to 50% since US President Donald Trump’s April tariff announcements.
Copper price: Most popular stories of 2025 Copper is on course for its biggest annual gain since 2009 and articles about the metal were read more than 2.5 million times this year. December 24, 2025 | 12:20 pm
