November 20, 2025

Codelco signs partnership with Japan’s NTT DATA for AI and robotics

The partnership will focus on using artificial intelligence, robotics and quantum computing to improve automation, safety, and sustainability at Codelco's mines.

November 20, 2025

Inalum targets 2029 to commission new aluminum plant

The company plans to build a smelter capable of producing 600,000 metric tons of aluminum a year with an estimated investment of nearly $2.5 billion.

November 19, 2025

Billionaire family turns India’s gold obsession into a fortune

Gold is having a moment in the sun and the billionaire Muthoot clan of India is reaping the benefits.

November 19, 2025

West scrambles to fill heavy rare earth gap as China rivalry deepens

Shortages of heavy elements dysprosium and terbium could be an Achilles heel for MP Materials and the West's campaign to forge a magnets industry.

November 19, 2025

Vedanta plans Saudi spending boost in push for copper, gold

The firm, controlled by Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal, has already agreed to invest $2 billion to build copper processing facilities in Saudi Arabia.

November 18, 2025

Barrick shakes up leadership as breakup speculation swirls

The company will bring its Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic into the company’s North American operations while consolidating its Latin American and Asia Pacific operations into one.

November 18, 2025

RANKED: World’s top 20 gold projects

The combined ounces in the ground for the top 20 projects is north of 900 million and at today's prices worth a mouth-watering $3.7 trillion.

November 18, 2025

Freeport plans to restore large-scale production at Grasberg in Q2 2026

Remediation activities are currently being advanced to prepare for a phased restart and ramp-up of the Grasberg Block Cave underground mine.

November 18, 2025

Column: China deal buys US time to build critical minerals supply chain

The Trump administration has sought to diversify the critical minerals supply chain with a multi-pronged strategy.

November 17, 2025

Japan trade minister says no particular change in China rare earth export controls

The remarks come as Japan seeks to ease tensions with China amid an escalating dispute over Taiwan.