December 12, 2023 Vale mulls briquette plants in Gulf of Mexico, Middle East The company opened a new plant in Espirito Santo state, Brazil, with production capacity of 2 million metric tons per year.
December 8, 2023 Xanadu delivers substantial resource upgrade for Kharmagtai ahead of PFS Kharmagtai now boasts 790 million tonnes of indicated material containing 2.1 million tonnes of copper and 5.6 million ounces of gold.
December 8, 2023 ArcelorMittal sells Kazakh assets for $286 million The Kazakhstan government's involvement in the deal ensured a lower price for the assets.
December 8, 2023 New Abaxx exchange to launch nickel sulphate futures in Q1 2024 A new Singapore-based commodities exchange plans to launch trading in the next few months.
December 7, 2023 There’s a way to quit coal without wrecking jobs and communities Coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, still generates about a third of the world’s electricity.
December 6, 2023 Tycoon Agarwal’s India zinc arm to pay $305 million in dividends Hindustan Zinc has been doling out dividends despite a tight net cash position.
December 6, 2023 State auditors recommend Freeport Indonesia be fined for smelter delays In a December 2018 deal, Freeport and Jakarta agreed that the miner would complete the smelter within five years.
December 5, 2023 Young Chinese spurn traditional investments in favour of gold The trend underscores heightening uncertainty about growth prospects in the world's second-largest economy.
December 5, 2023 Ford takes stake in Indonesia nickel project The automaker joins PT Vale Indonesia and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt as investors in a project to make an annual 120,000 tons of nickel chemicals for EV batteries.
December 4, 2023 Column: Iron ore benchmarks diverge as China tries to cool prices The only potential obstacle to higher prices is the possibility of stronger interventions by Beijing.
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island will mark the world's first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge. January 11, 2026 | 04:22 pm
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am