December 12, 2025

Korean study unlocks Latin America lithium playbook

Research explains why lithium-rich Latin American countries took different policy paths despite similar incentives for stronger state control.

December 12, 2025

SolGold weighs higher $1.1B Jiangxi bid as copper M&A heats up

A successful acquisition would give JCC full control of SolGold's Cascabel project, a major undeveloped copper-gold resource.

December 11, 2025

Gold gains, silver tops $64 as traders focus on Fed rate path

Bullion gained as much as 1.2% in US trading while silver climbed as much as 4%.

December 11, 2025

Congo to let cobalt miners keep 2025 quotas after exports delay

The new quota system has confused miners, who were expecting to begin shipping their stockpiles in mid-October.

December 11, 2025

Copper price shoots to new record on US economic outlook

The US Federal Reserve now projects the world's largest economy to grow 2.3% next year, up from 1.8% previously.

December 11, 2025

Chile’s weekend runoff puts Codelco future at stake

Chile’s polarizing presidential runoff will determine how the country restores its struggling mining engine and tackles security.

December 11, 2025

Pan Pacific Copper secures rollover on smelting fees for 2026

PPC and Lundin last month agreed to roll over commercial terms, with smelting fees effectively remaining flat.

December 11, 2025

Vietnam curbs exports of refined rare earths, reaffirms ban on ore trade

Vietnam has some of the world's largest deposits of rare earths, according to the US Geological Survey.

December 10, 2025

China’s iron ore giant says speculation is overheating prices

China Iron and Steel Association said spot prices rose more than 5% in more than three weeks between Nov. 7 and Dec. 2.

December 10, 2025

Myriad ups stake in Wyoming uranium project to 75%

Copper Mountain uranium project has the potential to be one of America’s largest, CEO says.