November 25, 2025 Codelco offers record premiums for 2026 copper sales to China It offered to supply some buyers at a premium of $335 a ton over London Metal Exchange prices for 2026 annual contracts.
November 25, 2025 Barrick committed to Reko Diq copper project, says interim CEO Barrick's board has considered splitting assets, possibly selling the Reko Diq mine and its African holdings outright.
November 24, 2025 Adani’s giant copper smelter caught up in global ore shortage Kutch Copper’s slow start is a reminder of the hurdles facing India’s efforts to increase its metals self-reliance.
November 24, 2025 Value of EV battery nickel second highest on record, cobalt at 30-month high Low LFP-penetration markets, Europe is off to the races in 2025 and US buyers pull forward purchases before subsidies end.
November 24, 2025 The three days when BHP tried to crash a copper mining mega deal The world’s biggest miner made a brazen attempt to gatecrash one of the industry’s biggest-ever deals.
November 24, 2025 US EXIM to invest $100B in critical minerals and energy, says chair The first tranche of investments, according to chair John Jovanovic, will be in Egypt, Pakistan and Europe.
November 24, 2025 China’s grip on copper sets scene for make-or-break supply talks Tensions have been building for years, fueled by a rapid expansion of metal-processing capacity that has outpaced mined production.
November 24, 2025 Freeport Indonesia cuts 2026 output plan; in talks with Amman for concentrate supply Freeport now expects to produce 478,000 metric tons of copper cathode and 26 tons of gold in 2026.
November 24, 2025 Anglo American reaches 1M tonne copper milestone at Quellaveco The copper mine in southern Peru is expected to produce between 310,000 and 340,000 tonnes of copper this year.
November 24, 2025 Harmony bets big on copper with $1.6B Eva build Harmony targets 100,000 t/yr copper once Eva starts, which includes output from its recently acquired CSA mine in New South Wales.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am