August 27, 2025 Rio Tinto overhaul cuts to three units, axes execs, reviews mines Rio Tinto’s new boss Simon Trott is merging divisions, reviewing mineral assets and signalling more tough choices ahead.
August 26, 2025 Indonesia scraps coal pricing rules after pushback from buyers Miners will now be allowed to sell below government-set benchmarks.
August 26, 2025 Column: China’s seaborne thermal coal imports jump as India’s stumble The diverging trends reflect the interplay in their domestic markets of coal production and the rising deployment of renewable energy.
August 25, 2025 Indonesia sets up new mineral industry agency to oversee rare earths development New mineral industry agency will also oversee radioactive materials.
August 21, 2025 Lithium price surge to be short-lived, analysts say A modest domestic deficit in August will flip to oversupply in September as mines resume output, analysts predict.
August 21, 2025 Barrick’s Reko Diq in line for $410M ADB backing The ADB’s pledge adds to a $700 million package from the IFC, the World Bank’s investment arm.
August 21, 2025 Column: A last swing of the LME aluminum stocks roundabout? Financiers, traders, and warehouses are tussling over a diminishing volume of metal.
August 21, 2025 Freeport Indonesia to ramp up concentrate exports ahead of ban The firm has exported about 65% of the quota as of mid-August.
August 20, 2025 Column: Iron ore blamed for BHP’s profit drop. It may get worse The average realized price BHP received for its iron ore fell by 19% over the financial year.
August 20, 2025 Afghanistan says China seeks its participation in Belt and Road Initiative China was among the first countries to embrace the Taliban government after the US withdrawal in 2021.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am