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.
August 20, 2025 Vedanta’s demerger faces government pushback The oils-to-metals conglomerate had said in December that it would split into four new listed entities.
August 19, 2025 Hindustan Zinc to expand into uranium mining if government allows, CEO says India may allow private firms to mine, import and process uranium as part of plans to end a decades-old state monopoly over the nuclear sector.
August 19, 2025 China pledges to address India’s rare earth needs Chinese rare earth magnet exports to India are down 58% compared to January levels.
August 19, 2025 Turkish billionaire strikes $465 million BHP Brazil mine deal The group has been looking to sell the Brazilian copper and gold assets it acquired with the takeover of Oz Minerals.
August 18, 2025 Hindustan Zinc to invest $438 million to build reprocessing plant The new plant will recover metal from tailing dumps.
August 16, 2025 India’s IREL seeks Japan, South Korea partnerships for rare earth magnet production India currently lacks commercial-scale facilities to refine and separate the full range of rare earth elements to high-purity levels.
August 15, 2025 Explaining the iron ore grade shift The global market is in the midst of a major pricing shift, moving away from the long-standing 62% Fe benchmark.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
