December 30, 2025

ISA rules leave seabed mining stuck without benefit sharing

Legal experts say deep-sea mining cannot start until the ISA agrees how profits from the global seabed would be shared.

December 29, 2025

Indian court halts order redefining mineral-rich Aravalli hills

More than 70 different minerals are found in the mining resources rich Aravalli hills.

December 29, 2025

Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record

Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce.

December 29, 2025

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

Copper price plunges in New York after hitting new high in London

Wild swings in the copper price continues going into 2026 after a 35% rise this year.

December 29, 2025

Diamond crash 2025: market slump met tech pressure

The diamond industry is now shifting from growth to triage, with survival tied less to geology and more to branding.

December 28, 2025

How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king

Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore.

December 26, 2025

China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan

The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment.

December 26, 2025

AI boom set to turbocharge uranium demand in 2026

Investor surveys and asset managers point to AI-driven power demand tightening uranium supply and supporting higher prices into 2026.

December 24, 2025

Copper price: Most popular stories of 2025

Copper is on course for its biggest annual gain since 2009 and articles about the metal were read more than 2.5 million times this year.