October 30, 2025 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.
October 30, 2025 Indonesia to give Amman Mineral 400,000t copper concentrate export quota Indonesia banned exports of copper concentrate and other raw minerals from mid-2023.
October 30, 2025 BHP, POSCO sign deal to advance hydrogen-based low emissions iron Construction is set to begin soon with commissioning targeted for early 2028.
October 30, 2025 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.
October 30, 2025 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.
October 30, 2025 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.
October 29, 2025 Liberia replaces mines minister amid talks on US investments The decision is part of moves to improve governance and efficiency, the office of President Joseph Boakai said.
October 29, 2025 Lynas Rare Earths says demand is strong as revenue jumps The firm also continues to see "significant uncertainty" over the future of its heavy rare earths processing plant in Texas.
October 29, 2025 Column: China’s ravenous appetite for iron ore remains as steel output slips China's imports of iron ore are on track for another robust month in October.
October 29, 2025 US EXIM considers $200 million loan for rare earth firm REalloys The project would need to obtain US customers for its magnets in order to receive the loan.
Congo offers tantalum deposit under M23 control to US in minerals pact Congo estimates that the Rubaya mine needs $50 million to $150 million to restart and ramp up commercial output. February 18, 2026 | 11:16 am
