ArcelorMittal, IDC end exclusive South Africa talks with no deal The deal, which covered about 7 billion rand of loans and interest, wasn’t deemed sufficient by Arcelor. Bloomberg News | November 11, 2025 | 6:26 am
Japan’s JX, partners to merge Mitsubishi’s refined copper unit into Pan Pacific The integration aims to boost profitability by consolidating copper concentrate procurement, cutting costs and streamlining sales operations. Reuters | November 11, 2025 | 5:39 am
Lithium watchers shift focus from supply fears to storage demand The growing confidence in demand for energy storage systems, or ESS, comes amid policy incentives, improving economics and expansion plans. Bloomberg News | November 11, 2025 | 5:32 am
Australia watchdog sues AVZ Minerals over Congo disclosure breaches AVZ has been embroiled in a legal dispute with the DRC government since 2022 over ownership rights to the Manono project. Reuters | November 11, 2025 | 5:21 am
BHP to compensate Australian coal workers for Christmas shifts BHP said last month it would be forced to take 'difficult decisions' for its remaining metallurgical coal business in Australia. Reuters | November 11, 2025 | 5:15 am
Column: China’s major commodity imports ease, except for iron ore Crude oil, natural gas, copper and coal all showed declines from September. Reuters | November 11, 2025 | 4:13 am
Booming gold prices are hiding China’s deflationary pain for now The rally is having an outsized impact on China even though the weighting of gold and platinum jewelry in the consumer basket is less than 1%. Bloomberg News | November 10, 2025 | 5:36 pm
Teck held on-off M&A talks with rival to Anglo for two years Between May 2023 and May 2025, Teck had discussions with a “strategic counterparty,” which it only names as Party X in documents sent to shareholders. Bloomberg News | November 10, 2025 | 5:00 pm
The shipping mogul who carved a route to China’s African mining prize Former merchant seaman opens access to Guinea’s vast untapped iron ore with a 370-mile cross-country railway. Bloomberg News | November 10, 2025 | 4:35 pm