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.
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.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
