January 29, 2025 China funnelled $57 billion to control critical mineral supply chain A network of at least 26 state-backed banks has helped Beijing tighten its grip on critical minerals over the past two decades.
January 28, 2025 GRAPH: Mining vs AI vs Deepseek Cheap and cheerful Chinese AI does little to unskew relative valuation of one chipmaker against the entire mining industry.
January 28, 2025 Codelco plans 25% cut in indirect emissions by 2030 Codelco plans to cut its so-called Scope 3 emissions, which are indirect emissions put out by its suppliers and the most difficult to reduce.
January 28, 2025 Newmont ups stake in European exploration partner Ariana Resources This follows Newmont's initial investment of $2.5 million under an alliance formed in 2022.
January 28, 2025 Copper price rises in US and slips in London after Trump tariff threat The Financial Times reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pushing for universal tariffs starting at 2.5% and rising gradually.
January 28, 2025 US buyers face higher costs if Trump pursues copper, aluminum tariffs In a speech on Monday, Trump said he would impose tariffs on aluminum and copper.
January 27, 2025 GRAPH: What global copper mining’s top tier could look like The Rio Tinto-Glencore merger appears stalled and a BHP-Anglo American tie-up is indefinitely postponed, but copper mining is already top heavy.
January 27, 2025 JSW Group to invest $301m in India copper mines in non-ferrous foray as steel prices dull The group has won two blocks of copper mines in the eastern mineral-rich state of Jharkhand from Hindustan Copper.
January 27, 2025 Premium Resources hits significant grade at Selebi North in Botswana The Selebi North mine, 410 km north of the nation’s capital Gaborone, opened in 1990 and operated for 26 years.
January 26, 2025 BHP ends pursuit of Anglo for now, FT reports According to the FT sources, the deal has become "too expensive" for BHP to pursue given the rise in Anglo American’s stock price in recent months.
Russia says stake in gold producer UGC to be put up for public auction soon In July 2025, a Russian court ruled that the majority stake in UGC should be seized and transferred to the state. December 30, 2025 | 08:24 am
