June 3, 2024 De Beers ditches lab-grown diamonds as it looks beyond Anglo De Beers will turn its focus on so-called category marketing, where it promotes diamond jewelry in general rather than just its own branded gems.
June 3, 2024 China to build $1.5 billion copper smelter in Kazakhstan Copper smelter is projected to have an annual production capacity of 300,000 tonnes.
June 3, 2024 Freeport Indonesia raises output target, awaits new export permit Indonesia banned shipments of all raw minerals from June 2023, but Freeport was given a year-long dispensation.
June 3, 2024 Tianqi weighs bid to protect interests in Chile’s SQM-Codelco lithium deal Friday's pact, while seen as pivotal to boost Chile's lithium output, would potentially dilute Tianqi's stake in SQM.
June 3, 2024 Gina Rinehart ups stake in lithium-focused Vulcan The mining billionaire, through its firm Hancock Prospecting, is now Vulcan's second largest shareholder, with a 7.5% stake.
June 2, 2024 Nippon Steel’s Mori returns to US this week for talks on US Steel takeover The deal would give Nippon Steel greater access to the profitable U.S. market and further its long-term financial goals.
June 2, 2024 Thyssenkrupp can’t afford delays over future of steel unit, chairman says Thyssenkrupp's chairman defended a move to sell a stake in the group's steel unit to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.
May 31, 2024 China Gold’s Jiama mine in Tibet resumes operations The copper-gold mine was suspended on March 27, 2023, due to a tailings overflow at the Guolanggou dam.
May 31, 2024 Glencore’s climate action plan wins more support from shareholders The new plan published in March included an intermediate target to reduce emissions by 25% by 2030.
May 31, 2024 Codelco and SQM agree on final lithium deal Their partnership is expected to start in 2025 and run through 2060, with Codelco overseeing general management as of 2031.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
