September 25, 2025 Congo seeks to tap more gold with new mines amid soaring prices The country says it loses 60 tons of gold a year to smuggling.
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.
First Quantum backs Panama’s plan to allow stockpile processing at shuttered copper mine Cobre Panama, one of the world's largest open-pit copper deposits, was closed in 2023 following protests from local residents over tax contributions and environmental impacts. January 15, 2026 | 03:48 pm
