China restricts some Fortescue iron ore cargoes as talks sour CMRG notified some mills that they could not from July 15 take delivery of portside cargoes of Fortescue's Super Special Fines and Fortune Fines. Reuters | July 1, 2026 | 7:54 am
Energy Transition Minerals receives regional approvals for Penouta mine restart in Spain Europe mines almost none of the metals Penouta yields — tin, tantalum and niobium. Staff Writer | July 1, 2026 | 5:51 am
Gold price rises as traders weigh Fed rate path after Warsh remarks Bullion climbed as much as 2.5% as the dollar and bond yields pared gains. Bloomberg News | July 1, 2026 | 3:38 am
Norsk Hydro’s Slovak aluminum smelter to partially restart production The deal paves the way for the restart of 75,000 metric tons per year of smelting capacity. Reuters | July 1, 2026 | 3:07 am
South32’s new CEO looks to focus on copper after aluminum deal Copper is expected to benefit from its role as a building block for the energy transition, Matt Daley said in his first day in the role. Bloomberg News | July 1, 2026 | 2:59 am
Seeing the whole picture: Closing notes from Kazakhstan The final Ground View Kazakhstan dispatch explores why context, not just data, shapes the real investment story. Erik Groves | June 30, 2026 | 4:26 pm
Column: Copper price soars but smelters can’t bank on it to survive The companies that convert mined concentrate into refined metal are now relying on what comes with the copper for their financial survival. Reuters | June 30, 2026 | 4:01 pm
South32 sells nearly all its aluminum business to Alcoa for $5.6B The sale, says South32, allows the company to slim down its business to focus on the "high-margin copper, zinc, silver and lead operations". Staff Writer | June 30, 2026 | 3:45 pm
Guardian may skip feasibility on $660M Nevada tungsten mine Pilot Mountain is among the most advanced US tungsten projects. Henry Lazenby | June 30, 2026 | 1:16 pm