July 18, 2025 Vale Indonesia to seek up to $1.2 billion financing in 2026-2027 The first round of financing, around $500 million, will likely come from bank loans in early 2026.
July 18, 2025 BHP delays Jansen potash mine, blows budget by 30% BHP plans to spend $7B-$7.4B on the mine's first phase, up from $5.7B, with initial production a full year behind schedule.
July 17, 2025 BHP, Lundin JV extends useful life of Argentina copper mine Their Vicuña joint venture said it was extending the useful life of its Josemaria copper, gold and silver project in Argentina by six years.
July 17, 2025 Lithium prices and stocks jump after Zangge Mining halt Lithium prices advanced to a near three-month high after the Chinese producer halted operations in Qinghai province.
July 17, 2025 S&P downgrades Nippon Steel to ‘BBB’ on debt strain from US Steel deal The downgrade reflects concerns over Nippon Steel's financial position, which S&P expects to remain weak over the next one to two years.
July 16, 2025 Alcoa says Trump’s tariffs added $115 million in aluminum costs The company redirected Canadian-produced aluminum to customers outside the US to mitigate additional tariff costs.
July 16, 2025 Vedanta’s Zambia copper unit will revamp smelter to boost output The company had pledged to invest more than $1.2 billion over five years to upgrade the Konkola operations and pay creditors.
July 16, 2025 AngloGold buys Augusta Gold in Nevada push The all-cash deal is worth about C$152 million ($111 million).
July 16, 2025 Newmont nets $470M from selling Greatland, Discovery Silver stakes Newmont said that with the share sales, it now expects to generate $3 billion in after-tax cash proceeds from its divestiture program in 2025.
July 16, 2025 Rinehart urges Rio Tinto to shift main office to Australia She also took a swipe at Rio's Simandou project, dubbed the "Pilbara killer," for its potential to rival the region as the top iron ore hub.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
