August 19, 2025 Anglo suffers setback as Peabody walks away from $3.8B coal deal The deal collapsed after a fire at the Moranbah North mine in Queensland, which Peabody argued constituted a “material adverse change”.
August 18, 2025 South Africa mining lobby gives draft law feedback with concerns The nation’s gold output has shrunk by more than 70% in the past 20 years.
August 15, 2025 Indonesia president signals intention to go after illegal mines Indonesia will move to “rectify” illegal mines estimated to have caused $19 billion in state losses.
August 14, 2025 Nickel surpasses coal as Indonesia’s top export, Macquarie says Earnings from overseas sales of nickel products were $16.5 billion in the first half of the year.
August 13, 2025 US proposes nearly $1 billion in funds for critical minerals, materials The Energy Department said it will issue notices of funding opportunities to advance and scale mining, processing and manufacturing technologies.
August 12, 2025 Peabody–Anglo $3.8B coal deal on the brink after mine fire Peabody will announce on August 19 if it will proceed with acquiring Anglo's mines, as it seeks to renegotiate a lower price.
August 8, 2025 Glencore shakes up trading team with head of coal to exit Ruan van Schalkwyk, a longstanding executive who runs coal trading for Glencore, is retiring.
August 7, 2025 Mining giants squeeze dividends with an eye toward funding growth So far this earnings season, large miners are paying out their lowest dividends in years.
August 6, 2025 Glencore metals traders made record profits as energy cratered The results highlight the differing fortunes of the two markets.
August 6, 2025 South African minister and top miner clash over US minerals plan That strategy identified coal, chrome ore, iron ore, manganese and platinum as critical minerals, rather than materials found in abundance elsewhere in Africa.
Indonesian forces rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua The workers were fixing one of Freeport's electric towers in Tembagapura district in the mountainous Central Papua province. January 16, 2026 | 11:13 am
