September 25, 2025

Nippon Steel sees small gap with Washington over US Steel’s golden share authority

Japan's top steelmaker closed its $14.9 billion acquisition of US Steel in June.

September 25, 2025

Freeport mine setback risks fraying relations with Indonesia

Grasberg has long been a flashpoint as Jakarta tries to gain a greater say over its resources.

September 25, 2025

Zijin becomes world’s No. 3 miner after reaching $100B valuation

Zijin joins mining heavyweights BHP and Rio Tinto, which have market caps of $140 billion and $111 billion, respectively.

September 24, 2025

Chile to curb budget growth as Codelco ramps up recovery, minister says

State-run Codelco, the world's largest copper miner, seeks to recover from recent production problems.

September 24, 2025

Aurubis starts production at US copper recycling plant

Production will include 70,000 tons of high-grade blister copper with purity of 98-99%.

September 24, 2025

Copper price spikes on Freeport’s Grasberg force majeure

Two workers died in the Sept. 8 accident at Grasberg, and five remain missing.

September 24, 2025

US rare earths champion says Pentagon deal not easily replicable

MP Materials' CEO said the company’s spectrum of assets — from mines to magnet plants — was one key to the deal.

September 24, 2025

Angola joins race for stake in De Beers

Angola seeks a minority stake to create a pan-African ownership model, preventing any single country from dominating De Beers.

September 23, 2025

Antamina expects jump in zinc to offset lower copper output

Copper output will fall to 380,000 tons this year from 430,000 tons last year, but is expected to rise to 450,000 tons in 2026.

September 23, 2025

Hudbay Minerals temporarily shuts down Peru mill amid unrest

Its Constancia mill has been temporarily shutdown and non-essential workforce has been demobilized.