October 17, 2025 New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half.
October 17, 2025 Metals traders are enjoying their most profitable year on record Glencore and Trafigura are both on track for their best year for metal trading.
October 17, 2025 Copper price back on track for weekly gain as Trump calms trade angst Trump called current tariffs on China “not sustainable” and announced a meeting with Xi Jinping in South Korea soon.
October 16, 2025 Critical mineral firms boost Washington lobbying as US expands investments At least a dozen companies — including lithium, copper, rare earths, and geothermal firms — have signed with major Washington lobbying firms since January.
October 16, 2025 K92 Mining’s Kainantu expansion pours first gold The third-stage expansion targets producing about 300,000 oz. gold-equivalent per year.
October 16, 2025 Codelco hikes 2026 European copper premium to record $345/t The record high premium is due to fears of copper shortages next year.
October 16, 2025 Canada signals approval of US gov’t stakes in mining firms The US is increasingly taking stakes in publicly traded companies, including Canadian-based miners Trilogy Metals and Lithium Americas.
October 15, 2025 Column: China can only fire the big gun of refined metals restrictions once The ultimate risk for China is that in cutting off Western buyers from refined metals it would risk eventually destroying its own industry.
October 15, 2025 Top 50 mining companies surge to new record near $2 trillion valuation The value of the world’s 50 biggest miners surged by more than $450B in a single quarter after a broad-based rally sparked by rampant gold and copper prices.
October 15, 2025 Copper price rebounds as traders see $12,000 within reach after rally Metals prices have been buffeted by swings in sentiment since Friday, when President Donald Trump floated fresh trade penalties against China.
Vale, Caterpillar and Sotreq sign deal to expand fleet of autonomous trucks in Pará, Brazil New agreement expands fleet to approximately 90 autonomous trucks in the region by 2028. December 16, 2025 | 01:52 pm
