May 7, 2025 Rio Tinto extracts first gallium from Quebec operations The gallium was recovered from material produced at Rio Tinto’s alumina refinery in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.
May 7, 2025 Guinea moves to cancel EGA’s mining licence Emirates Global Aluminium operates one of the largest bauxite mines in Guinea.
May 1, 2025 US Commerce Department launches steel and aluminum ‘inclusions process’ The action follows proclamations by President Donald Trump to establish a mechanism for expanding the scope of steel and aluminum tariffs.
May 1, 2025 Pentagon’s AI metals program goes private in bid to boost Western supply deals Open Price Exploration for National Security AI metals program is an attempt to counter China's sweeping control of the critical minerals sector.
April 30, 2025 US, Ukraine sign long-awaited minerals deal US officials said that the deal does not require Ukraine to repay past military aid, estimated in the billions of dollars.
April 30, 2025 Vedanta’s quarterly profit doubles on lower tax rate, higher commodity prices Earlier this week, Vedanta's subsidiary Hindustan Zinc reported a higher fourth-quarter profit.
April 30, 2025 London Metal Exchange scraps OTC trade plan, to hike fees instead The new proposals are designed to modernise the 148-year-old exchange.
April 25, 2025 Column: As China nears peak aluminum production, what next? China's aluminum production juggernaut is finally running out of road as the country's output approaches the government's capacity limit.
April 23, 2025 LME explores producing price premia for sustainable metal The exchange proposed sustainability criteria would include carbon footprint thresholds.
April 22, 2025 China alumina exports surge to seven-year high as surplus widens Overseas sales of the raw material for smelting aluminum more than doubled from a year earlier to 300,000 tons, according to the latest Chinese customs data.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am