July 11, 2025

Philippine miner sees surge in nickel shipments to Indonesia

Exports from the Philippines to Indonesia will likely rise to between 5 million and 10 million tons this year from around a million tons at the end of 2023.

July 10, 2025

Chinese tycoons are turning Indonesia into an aluminum giant

This year alone, three new alumina refineries, a key part of the aluminum production process, will begin working.

July 10, 2025

Fatalities rise for second year in global mining sector

The ICMM, representing one-third of global mining, reported 42 worker deaths last year, an increase from 36 in 2023 and 33 in 2022.

July 10, 2025

Share of Russian aluminum in LME warehouses falls in June as Indian metal rises

For copper, the share of Russia-made metal in LME available stocks also slipped.

July 8, 2025

Column: London Metal Exchange reaps the rewards of tariff turmoil

The London Metal Exchange has recorded its highest quarterly volumes since 2014.

July 7, 2025

China’s mining investment sets new record

There were 10 deals worth more than $100 million in 2024, the most since 2013, data from S&P and Mergermarket shows.

July 7, 2025

CHART: Nickel overtakes lithium as most valuable EV battery metal as prices slump

And that is despite the significant move towards nickel-free batteries such as lithium iron phosphate or LPF and the significant cooling of nickel prices at the same time.

July 6, 2025

South32 sells Cerro Matoso nickel mine as it looks to copper and zinc

Australian miner sells Colombian operation to refocus on copper and zinc.

July 6, 2025

Column: Metals smelting is the West’s next critical minerals crisis

China's rapid expansion of processing capacity is crushing margins across the metallic spectrum.

July 4, 2025

‘Big, beautiful’ US bill would end tax credit for critical minerals

The credit provides a 10% tax incentive for the domestic extraction, processing and recycling of key battery and industrial minerals.