December 15, 2025 Nornickel sharply hikes nickel surplus forecasts for this year and next The Russian miner said it expected the nickel surplus this year to reach 240,000 tons, up from an estimate of 120,000 tones in July.
November 27, 2025 Platinum prices rise as China launches new futures contracts The contracts are the first domestic price-hedging mechanism for platinum and palladium in the world's second-largest economy.
November 20, 2025 LME to stop running benchmark platinum and palladium auctions Results of the LBMA Platinum and Palladium Price auctions are used across the market and industry for settling contracts and transactions.
November 19, 2025 Friedland opens $2B Platreef mine in South Africa The opening caps a 37-year effort at what Friedland calls “the world’s largest undeveloped precious-metals mine.”
November 7, 2025 China approves registration of platinum and palladium futures Prices of platinum and palladium have spiked this year, driven by tight supply.
November 1, 2025 MINING.COM launches Global Mining Power Rankings The new initiative lets readers directly shape how the world’s leading mining stocks are ranked.
October 30, 2025 Ivanhoe Q3 profits shrink on copper mine disruption During Q3 2025, its Congo copper complex produced 71,226 tonnes of copper concentrate, compared with 112,009 in Q2.
October 27, 2025 Analysts raise 2026 price forecasts for platinum, palladium after 2025 rally The median forecast from a survey of 30 analysts and traders was for platinum to average $1,550 an ounce in 2026.
October 23, 2025 Nornickel maintains 2025 nickel production forecast Nornickel said production of nickel rose by 18% to 54,000 metric tons in the third quarter.
October 17, 2025 New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half.
China’s rare earth magnet exports to US decline in November Shipments to the US totaled about 582 tons, compared with 656 tons in October. December 20, 2025 | 08:30 am
