August 3, 2023 Global copper smelting ticked higher in July, but China slid Apart from Asia and Oceania, all other regions outside China recorded increasing levels of activity.
August 3, 2023 Myanmar tin ban in Wa region may cut China’s smelter output in H2 China sources over half of its import needs in tin concentrate from Myanmar.
August 3, 2023 Canadian deep-sea miner TMC to seek licence in 2024 The Metals Company is ready to apply for a mining licence next year, with production expected as early as the fourth quarter of 2025.
August 2, 2023 Almonty advances Sangdong tungsten mine in South Korea Engineering and civil works are advancing and detailed plans for the crusher and stockpile were completed.
August 2, 2023 Nornickel makes Asia pivot as metals price drop hits H1 profits Net profit dropped from $5.1 billion to $1.1 billion in the first six months of the year.
August 2, 2023 World battles to loosen China’s grip on vital rare earths for clean energy transition Refining rare earths for the green energy transition is hard. Just ask MP Materials and Lynas.
August 2, 2023 India passes law allowing auction and mining of lithium reserves Minerals that will now be open for mining and auction also include titanium, beryl, niobium and zirconium.
August 1, 2023 Barrick reiterates 2028 first production for Reko Diq project in Pakistan The project has been over a decade in the making and is said to boast world’s largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits.
July 31, 2023 Indonesia’s EV mission will be trickier than just mining nickel President Joko Widodo flew to China last week with his EV dreams high on the agenda.
July 31, 2023 One big gold seller among central banks has even more to offload Kazakhstan’s central bank is looking to cut the metal’s share to as low as half of its $34.5 billion reserves.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
