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.

October 2, 2025

Freeport Indonesia says search for five trapped Grasberg workers still ongoing

The incident has caused a jump in global copper prices.

October 1, 2025

Gold’s wild week: CEOs leave, prices soar, China rises

The global gold sector faced major changes this week, with leadership shifts and record prices not seen in decades.

October 1, 2025

Japan’s Pan Pacific plans 2.5% cut in H2 copper output

The company outsources smelting and refining operations to its parent companies' plants.