November 7, 2025 Congo suspends activities at Chinese mine after spill Congo's mines minister said the operator, a unit of Zhejiang Huayou, does not meet environmental standards.
November 7, 2025 China’s copper imports drop in October as high prices curb buying Copper imports slid to 438,000 metric tons in October from 485,000 tons a month earlier, a 9.7% drop.
November 7, 2025 Freeport Indonesia says investigation concluded on Grasberg incident The company said operations at Big Gossan mine and Deep Mill Level Zone mine at Grasberg have been restarted in late October.
November 7, 2025 Deep Sea Rare Minerals seeks US seabed licences Deep Sea Rare Minerals is the second firm after TMC to apply for deep-sea mining licences since Trump’s executive order to boost the sector.
November 6, 2025 Vedanta Resources launches US-domiciled CopperTech Metals CopperTech will own and operate Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia, one of the highest-grade copper-producing assets in the world.
November 6, 2025 Top candidate in Peru vows to revoke key mining industry rights The worry that mineral rights may be revoked has been the industry’s biggest concern in private conversations.
November 6, 2025 USGS officially adds copper, silver to critical minerals list The new list, compiled by the US Geological Survey, includes 10 additions to the previous one in 2022.
November 6, 2025 Adani unit signs deal with Australia’s Caravel Minerals copper project The initial capital expenditure for the project is estimated at A$1.7 billion ($1.1 billion).
November 6, 2025 Lundin Mining lifts copper outlook, cuts costs on Chile gains Lundin's full-year copper guidance is now in the 319-337kt range thanks to better Caserones mine performance and lower cost estimates.
November 6, 2025 Study warns deep-sea mining waste threatens marine food chain Research shows that deep discharge of mining waste must be assessed, as its impact on ocean ecosystems varies and could cause harm.
AI boom set to turbocharge uranium demand in 2026 Investor surveys and asset managers point to AI-driven power demand tightening uranium supply and supporting higher prices into 2026. December 26, 2025 | 03:55 am
