Iron ore price heads for monthly loss as coal spike pressures margins Singapore iron ore futures were down 1.2% in May, putting prices on track for the first monthly drop since February. Bloomberg News | May 29, 2026 | 7:35 am
Illegal miners extract billions in Amazon gold despite Brazil crackdown, Greenpeace finds A Greenpeace study found that miners have adapted by using permits from places with no mining activity to falsify the origin of illegally mined gold. Reuters | May 29, 2026 | 7:27 am
Chile’s copper output falls 14% in April, manufacturing also down Chile saw its copper output down at 399.954 metric tons from 464.056 tons on the same month a year earlier. Reuters | May 29, 2026 | 7:08 am
BHP electrical workers to vote on strike at key Australian iron ore export hub The ballot comes after six months of stalled talks between the union representing Port Hedland workers and BHP. Reuters | May 29, 2026 | 4:52 am
Petra shutters Finsch mine, cuts jobs as diamond slump bites Weak diamond prices, a strong rand and shrinking demand force Petra to restructure and suspend growth plans. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2026 | 4:15 am
Op-Ed: America’s mineral awakening – onshoring supply chains, rebuilding industry, and the race for mineral independence How resource security, supply chains, and strategic investment are redefining America’s future. Brian Paes-Braga, The Metals Royalty Company | May 28, 2026 | 10:00 pm
Fresh leadership at Codelco orders audit of 2024-2025 production figures The move marks an early attempt by chairman Bernardo Fontaine to tighten oversight at one of the world's largest copper producers. Reuters | May 28, 2026 | 5:01 pm
Eagle Nuclear advances Aurora uranium project with key environmental work Company considers Aurora to be the largest conventional, measured and indicated uranium deposit in the US. Staff Writer | May 28, 2026 | 4:53 pm
Column: Copper braces for another round of US tariff roulette Rising premium for US delivery is drawing more metal into the United States, tightening up availability everywhere else. Reuters | May 28, 2026 | 2:53 pm