July 21, 2025 China rare earth magnet exports jump 158% after trade truce Total cargoes of the magnets rose to 3,188 tons last month, according to Chinese data on Sunday, more than double volumes of 1,238 tons in May.
July 21, 2025 Trump’s critical minerals obsession reignites deep-sea mining Still, the Trump-triggered seabed mining boom faces significant hurdles.
July 21, 2025 Sibanye-Stillwater buys US precious metals recycler Metallix Metallix recovers gold, silver and platinum group metals from industrial waste, helping Sibanye-Stillwater expand its US recycling footprint.
July 18, 2025 Vale Indonesia to seek up to $1.2 billion financing in 2026-2027 The first round of financing, around $500 million, will likely come from bank loans in early 2026.
July 17, 2025 Japan, EU to explore joint rare earths procurement, Nikkei reports Japan and the EU will launch a new "economic two-plus-two" dialogue to bring together their foreign and economy ministers.
July 17, 2025 S&P downgrades Nippon Steel to ‘BBB’ on debt strain from US Steel deal The downgrade reflects concerns over Nippon Steel's financial position, which S&P expects to remain weak over the next one to two years.
July 16, 2025 Vedanta’s Zambia copper unit will revamp smelter to boost output The company had pledged to invest more than $1.2 billion over five years to upgrade the Konkola operations and pay creditors.
July 16, 2025 Rinehart urges Rio Tinto to shift main office to Australia She also took a swipe at Rio's Simandou project, dubbed the "Pilbara killer," for its potential to rival the region as the top iron ore hub.
July 16, 2025 Myanmar’s tin exports set to rise as major hub resumes mining Local authorities approved the resumption of mining in the conflict-riven region of Wa State.
July 15, 2025 Indonesia looking at coal export levy to boost state coffers The tariff would be collected from miners only when coal prices are high, with authorities potentially including it in the 2026 budget plan.
Codelco secures $600 million in climate financing from HSBC The funding completes its goals after having received $532 million in financing from Credit Agricole CIB in 2024. December 31, 2025 | 09:30 am
