Guinea’s military leader set to extend rule amid mining boom Mamadi Doumbouya faced a fragmented opposition, with none of the eight contenders seriously threatening his first-round win. Bloomberg News | December 29, 2025 | 3:30 am
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. Bloomberg News | December 28, 2025 | 3:25 pm
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. Bloomberg News | December 28, 2025 | 9:29 am
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. Bloomberg News | December 27, 2025 | 9:38 am
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. Reuters | December 27, 2025 | 8:20 am
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. Bloomberg News | December 27, 2025 | 8:00 am
Nornickel believes 2026 will bring dividends, CEO says Nornickel did not pay full-year dividends for 2022, 2023 and 2024. Reuters | December 27, 2025 | 7:42 am
Historic gold, silver price rally continues Gold, silver and platinum jumped to all-time highs on Friday, extending a historic end-of-year rally. Staff Writer | December 26, 2025 | 1:15 pm
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. Frik Els | December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm