May 20, 2025 Indonesian coal shipments to China slide amid new benchmark push Domestic prices are at four-year lows, cutting into profit for imported coal.
May 19, 2025 Nippon Steel boosts investment for proposed US Steel deal Nippon is now offering to build a new steel mill, save existing steelworker jobs and potentially add many more unionized roles.
May 19, 2025 CHARTS: EV battery metals bill ticks up as cobalt, nickel prices strengthen The $1.73 billion worth of nickel contained in EVs sold this year for the first time exceeds battery lithium amounts, despite faster global adoption of nickel-free power packs.
May 19, 2025 Landslide at gold mine in Indonesia’s Papua kills six; 14 missing Authorities will resume on Tuesday their search for those missing after the disaster.
May 17, 2025 Gold price could exceed $4,800 by 2030: Incrementum AG Based on a severe “tail-risk” scenario of a rare but extreme event, Liechtenstein-based gold fund Incrementum AG outlined in its new report.
May 16, 2025 Mongolia-China railway extension to increase coal transport capacity by 30Mt New link to enable the expansion of Tavan Tolgoi coal mine, which holds untapped coking coal deposits.
May 16, 2025 Lynas becomes first producer of heavy rare earths outside China Lynas recently commissioned a new heavy rare earths separation circuit at the Malaysia plant, with first production of dysprosium targeted in May, followed by terbium in June.
May 14, 2025 Copper price drops sharply after trade deal bounce Pullback comes despite Chinese copper inventories falling by 60% in a single month.
May 14, 2025 Cobalt demand to outpace supply by early 2030s, says Cobalt Institute Cobalt demand is set to hit 400,000 tonnes by the early 2030s, up from 222,000 in 2024.
May 13, 2025 India to defend import curbs on copper in legal tussle with trade associations India, the world's second-largest importer of refined copper, relies on imports to address shortfalls and meet robust demand.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
