October 14, 2025 Supply problems may force Freeport Indonesia to halt Manyar smelter The $3.7 billion Manyar smelter only resumed operations in May after a fire broke out in October last year.
October 12, 2025 Fire breaks out at Indonesia nickel hub, three injured Operations at Morowali Industrial Park were running normally as the incident affected the premises of only one tenant.
October 10, 2025 The world’s chip supply chain is bracing for fallout from China’s rare earth curbs Its China’s most targeted move yet to limit their supplies of rare-earth materials as part of an escalating trade war between the Asian nation and the US.
October 10, 2025 Vietnam frees its gold market but shoppers pause as prices dip The shoppers may be slow to come but early signs of the monopoly’s end were evident.
October 9, 2025 China expands rare earth restrictions, targets defence, semiconductor users Exports of 12 rare earths are now restricted after the Ministry of Commerce added five - holmium, erbium, thulium, europium and ytterbium - to the list.
October 8, 2025 Gold price falls from record as traders take profit after torrid rally Bullion declined as much as 0.7% in early Asia trading on Thursday to around $4,015 an ounce.
October 8, 2025 India’s gold ETFs hit record $10 billion AUM on biggest-ever September inflow In September, gold ETFs recorded inflows of $902 million or 7.3 tons.
October 8, 2025 Kazakh Fincraft targets Canadian Tethys in strategic mining push Kazakh billionaire Rakishev, who leads Fincraft, eyes Tethys’ oil and gas assets to boost his group’s Central Asian nickel and coal portfolio.
October 7, 2025 Indonesia shortens validity of mining quotas to one year Quotas for 2025 remain valid but miners will need to re-apply for quotas previously issued for 2026 and 2027.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
