December 17, 2025 Column: Funds fuel price rally but tin needs investors of a different kind Forget about copper; the real bull star on the London Metal Exchange right now is tin, with year-to-date gains of 41%.
December 17, 2025 Indonesia may slash nickel output to steady prices The Indonesian government is proposing a 34% reduction in production from this year’s total to 250 million tonnes next year.
December 17, 2025 Korea Zinc’s plan to build US smelter would benefit South Korea, minister says Korea Zinc unveiled a plan to build a $7.4 billion critical minerals refinery in Tennessee that will be funded largely by Washington.
December 17, 2025 Coal demand hits fresh high as US output rises — IEA Coal keeps defying forecasts, with US output rebounding even as clean energy expands and long-term demand finally nears a peak.
December 17, 2025 Copper’s next shortage is structural, not hype: analyst BloombergNEF sees copper deficits from 2026 as demand surges, supply lags and geopolitics reshapes global markets.
December 16, 2025 Almonty starts Sangdong tungsten mine in South Korea Almonty bought the asset when the US stopped mining tungsten in 2015 and has been working to bring it back into production for a decade.
December 16, 2025 Pan Pacific Copper sells stake in Peruvian mine to Glencore The sale is part of JX's effort to reorient its portfolio toward its advanced materials business.
December 16, 2025 Korea Zinc shareholders ask court to block share sale in $7.4B US project The legal action deepens a bitter feud between the founding families of Young Poong over control of Korea Zinc.
December 16, 2025 Canada clears way for $53B Anglo-Teck merger Legally binding investment pledges and a Vancouver HQ helped secure Ottawa’s approval for the landmark mining merger.
December 15, 2025 JPMorgan, US backing Korea Zinc’s $7.4 billion Tennessee smelter The decision to set up a foreign joint venture, called Crucible JV LLC, was approved by Korea Zinc’s board on Monday.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
