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.

August 15, 2025

Indonesia president signals intention to go after illegal mines

Indonesia will move to “rectify” illegal mines estimated to have caused $19 billion in state losses.

August 14, 2025

Nickel surpasses coal as Indonesia’s top export, Macquarie says

Earnings from overseas sales of nickel products were $16.5 billion in the first half of the year.

August 14, 2025

US eyes minerals cooperation in province home to Reko Diq

Pakistan’s Commerce Minister indicated that US companies will be offered opportunities in the mining sector.

August 14, 2025

Infographic: China’s grip on global antimony refining

China controls over 70% of the world’s antimony refining.

August 14, 2025

Column: Zinc market shrugs off low LME stocks as another false signal

Zinc has underperformed the rest of the LME base metals pack all year and is still, uniquely, trading below its year-start price.

August 13, 2025

Adani’s new copper smelter in India applies to become LME-listed brand

According to Adani, the $1.2 billion Kutch Copper facility in the western state of Gujarat is the world's biggest single-location plant of its type.

August 13, 2025

India set to allow its private firms to mine and import uranium to help nuclear expansion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government plans to expand nuclear power production capacity by 12 times by 2047.