April 17, 2025 Blackwater founder and Trump ally strikes mineral security deal with Congo The initiative aligns with a broader minerals-for-security deal being negotiated between the DRC and the Trump administration.
April 17, 2025 Sinomine targets 2026 production at Kitumba copper mine in Zambia Chinese company plans to invest $560 million in the project.
April 16, 2025 BHP warns of trade war fallout as it ramps up copper output The world’s biggest miner produced 67.8 million tons of iron ore compared with 68.1 million tons for the same period last year.
April 16, 2025 Peru copper output flat at 216,955t in February Production largely came from the MMG Ltd-owned Las Bambas mine.
April 16, 2025 Newmont climbs to world’s No. 4 miner after $850M asset sales The miner finalized sales of its Akyem operation in Ghana and Porcupine operation in Canada.
April 16, 2025 Column: Copper market caught between Trump’s twin tariff threats US President Donald Trump's tariffs blitz has left Doctor Copper battered and bruised.
April 15, 2025 Trump orders tariff probe on all US critical mineral imports China has placed some rare earth elements under export restrictions in retaliation to Trump's steep tariffs on Chinese goods.
April 15, 2025 Vale’s iron ore output falls in first quarter hurt by Brazil rains Vale reaffirmed its forecast to produce between 325 million tons and 335 million tons of iron ore in 2025.
April 15, 2025 SQM-Codelco in crosshairs of Chile presidential frontrunner Evelyn Matthei has pledged to review a landmark deal that would see SQM relinquish a majority stake in its prized Atacama salt flat mine to Codelco.
April 15, 2025 JV floated as path to reopen First Quantum Cobre Panama mine A government-industry partnership could resolve the dispute that has kept the Cobre Panama copper mine closed since November 2023.
SEC to drop long-running fraud case against ex-Rio Tinto CFO over African coal assets SEC accused Guy Elliott and others of inflating the value of African coal assets the company acquired in a disastrous 2011 deal. January 11, 2026 | 06:59 am
Column: Nickel gluts to zinc deficits — LME shadow stocks tell the story While LME registered nickel stocks had been flat-lining since September, off-warrant inventory had been steadily accumulating in LME warehouses. January 11, 2026 | 06:34 am
Gold investors stay bullish after record rally in 2025 Gold is “basically an anti-fiat currency play now more than anything else,” said Mike Wilson, chief investment officer and strategist for Morgan Stanley. January 10, 2026 | 07:46 pm