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.
October 7, 2025 Sumitomo Metal forecasts global nickel market to stay in surplus in 2026 The surplus is projected at 256,000 metric tons in 2026, slightly below 263,000 tons this year.
October 7, 2025 Global miners raked in $700B in 2024 despite rising pressures The metals and mining industry earned record profits last year, despite a 6% revenue drop, McKinsey's 2025 report shows.
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.
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