Eramet cuts spending and vows more turnaround efforts The company, which has faced weakness in metal prices and production setbacks, has revised down its 2025 capital spending forecast. Reuters | October 30, 2025 | 7:41 am
Japan’s Sojitz begins importing heavy rare earths from Australia Since 2011, when Sojitz signed an exclusive sales deal with Lynas for light rare earths for the Japanese market. Reuters | October 30, 2025 | 7:31 am
Indonesia to give Amman Mineral 400,000t copper concentrate export quota Indonesia banned exports of copper concentrate and other raw minerals from mid-2023. Reuters | October 30, 2025 | 7:28 am
China to suspend new REE export controls for 1 year China won’t be removing the export limits that were introduced in April. Frédéric Tomesco | October 30, 2025 | 7:23 am
BHP, POSCO sign deal to advance hydrogen-based low emissions iron Construction is set to begin soon with commissioning targeted for early 2028. Reuters | October 30, 2025 | 7:22 am
Global gold demand climbs 3% to quarterly record as investment soars, WGC says Demand for bars and coins rose 17% in the third quarter, led by India and China. Reuters | October 30, 2025 | 7:18 am
US gets rare earth reprieve from China, but not rollback It is unclear whether the commitment to pause the October measures also includes batteries and industrial diamonds. Reuters | October 30, 2025 | 7:14 am
Macquarie appoints Peter Taylor to head commodity strategy Taylor will lead a team of 11 commodity strategists across 4 cities while continuing to head the Geneva office. Reuters | October 30, 2025 | 5:15 am
Agnico Eagle launches $130M Avenir unit for critical minerals Agnico plans to contribute $80M in non-gold and non-copper strategic investments, plus $50M in cash to fund Avenir Minerals. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 30, 2025 | 3:49 am