October 6, 2025 Chinese cars for Iranian copper: How sanctions revived barter trade The barter trade revolves around a clutch of companies from Anhui province in China’s industrial heartland.
October 6, 2025 Indonesia hands over six seized tin smelters to state miner Among the assets seized was PT Refined Bangka Tin, once one of the largest private players in the sector.
October 6, 2025 Gold price soars to new high, with $4,000 in sight Spot gold rallied as much as 1.6% for a new record of $3,949.71 per ounce.
October 6, 2025 Copper price retreats despite Grasberg supply worries Copper retreated after its biggest weekly gain in a year, as the dollar rallied amid political turmoil in Japan and France.
October 6, 2025 All missing workers found dead at Freeport’s Grasberg mine The last five miners were found Sunday, ending a weeks-long search after 800,000 tonnes of wet material hit the site.
October 5, 2025 Column: Tin breaks higher as Indonesia cracks down on illegal miners The tin market is once again bubbling on supply chain trouble, this time in Indonesia.
October 3, 2025 Silver squeeze nears end game, says TD analyst TD Securities sees the market approaching a tipping point due to the depletion of inventory in London.
October 2, 2025 Copper price highest in over a year on Grasberg disruption, Fed outlook The rally has been bolstered by Freeport-McMoRan’s force majeure at the Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
October 2, 2025 Column: Depleted LME zinc stocks may need a Chinese booster LME registered zinc stocks have collapsed from 230,000 tons to 40,850 tons since the beginning of the year.
October 2, 2025 China, Malaysia in talks for rare earths refinery project If the joint venture takes shape, it would represent a significant policy departure for China.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am