BHP is stuck on the sidelines of copper M&A frenzy it started
The company is monitoring the Rio-Glencore talks and reviewing the situation and options with its advisers, Bloomberg sources said.
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Radiant unloads BHP iron ore in China as trader tests curbs
The Berge Mawson unloaded its cargo at the northern port of Caofeidian and has now left the country, Bloomberg's ship tracking data shows.
Iron ore price gains as China pledges package of stimulus polices
A need for restocking as well as decreasing global iron ore shipments from Australia and Brazil also lifted prices.
Codelco expects to lift copper output by 10,000t this year
The company's lithium joint venture with SQM is expected to produce 250,000 tons in 2026, chairman Maximo Pacheco also said.
Gecamines to buy 100,000t of copper from Tenke Fungurume mine
The purchase represents 20% of TFM’s output, in line with Gecamines’ 20% shareholding.
Indonesia quota talk triggers nickel reality check
The uncertainty hasn’t stopped the market from moving.
Japan launches world’s first deep-sea rare earth mining test
Tokyo has begun a seabed mining trial near Minamitori Island as it seeks to cut reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies.
Australia fast-tracks critical minerals stockpile
Canberra will build a strategic minerals reserve using domestic supply to shore up defence, tech manufacturing and allied supply chains.
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies
The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island will mark the world's first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge.