Judge to hear Mali’s request to reopen Barrick mine under new management The order would represent a major escalation of a dispute between the country and the Canadian miner. Reuters | May 14, 2025 | 1:38 pm
Ivanhoe almost doubles Makoko copper resource in DRC Total delineated contained copper in the area now stands at 9.37 million tonnes. Frédéric Tomesco - The Northern Miner | May 14, 2025 | 12:37 pm
Copper price drops sharply after trade deal bounce Pullback comes despite Chinese copper inventories falling by 60% in a single month. Staff Writer | May 14, 2025 | 11:41 am
MP Materials signs rare earths deal with Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden The US miner has signed an MoU with Saudi's state miner to develop a rare earths supply chain in the kingdom. Staff Writer | May 14, 2025 | 11:26 am
Cobalt demand to outpace supply by early 2030s, says Cobalt Institute Cobalt demand is set to hit 400,000 tonnes by the early 2030s, up from 222,000 in 2024. Staff Writer | May 14, 2025 | 11:25 am
Scrap copper was piling up in the US. Now it can finally move A mountain of scrap metal in Salt Lake City that had been growing in recent weeks is finally set to shrink, thanks to the US-China trade truce. Bloomberg News | May 14, 2025 | 11:15 am
Komatsu achieves autonomous trolley milestone with battery-ready electric drive truck This achievement marks the first time in the mining industry’s history that power has been transferred to a moving, autonomously operated haul truck via a trolley system. Komatsu | May 14, 2025 | 10:44 am
What a long, strange trip it’s been since Nixon took USD off the gold standard The chart of SPX and gold shows that volatility was hard-wired into a macro market situation that had been relatively normal prior to August 1971. Gary Tanashian - Notes From the Rabbit Hole | May 14, 2025 | 10:35 am
US establishes new tin supply chain in deal with Rwanda’s Trinity Metals The move comes as Rwanda seeks to diversify its mineral exports and strengthen trade relations with the US. Staff Writer | May 14, 2025 | 10:06 am