Copper price holds near 9-month low as 2025 opens with eyes on China
Chinese President Xi Jinping acknowledged new challenges from the external environment in a speech on Tuesday
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Brazilian miner boosts rare earths output in challenge to China’s grip
Serra Verde started commercially producing concentrate in Brazil’s Goias state about a year ago.
Rio Tinto says crew member missing from ship en route to Australia
A deck fitter on board of a bulk carrier travelling from China to Western Australia was reported missing last week
Cobalt miner Jervois in rescue deal after struggle to compete with China
A collapse in the price of cobalt has forced the company to delist and reorganize.
US Steel jumps most in a year on Nippon Steel offer to Biden
Last-ditch effort to get President Joe Biden’s approval for its takeover of the American steelmaker.
De Beers sitting on largest diamond inventory since 2008, FT reports
The diamond giant has faced multiple headwinds in recent years.
New year’s resolutions for miners – 2025
Timothy Foden, co-head of the arbitration group at Boies Schiller Flexner, looks at legal challenges facing the mining industry.
Video: How innovation and accountability could help green gold portfolios
Mining executives argued for a sharper industry focus on economic solvency, environmental accountability and public perception at a London event this month.
BMW, Yamaha Motor back US rare earths startup Phoenix Tailings
The company will use the funding to build a $13 million facility in Exeter, New Hampshire, that can produce 200 metric tons of rare earths annually.
