April 6, 2025 Barrick Gold proposes name change to reflect copper push CEO Mark Bristow has talked for years about his desire to grow the company’s copper operations.
April 4, 2025 Indian delegation to visit Chile seeking stake in SQM’s lithium projects Several companies are in talks with SQM for stakes of 20% in its Mount Holland and Andover projects in Australia.
April 4, 2025 Malaysia Smelting warns of disrupted tin output after gas blast The flagship Port Klang smelter can produce 60,000 tonnes of tin metal a year, according to the company.
April 4, 2025 US tariffs set to cripple India’s diamond industry, hurting jobs, exports US takes more than 30% of India's jewellery exports.
April 3, 2025 Mining consolidation to speed up as Chinese demand growth slows However, full-scale mergers and acquisitions activity among diversified miners could be hampered for now, investors said at a CESCO event this week.
April 3, 2025 Kazakhstan says it has discovered 20-million-tonne rare earth metals deposit If confirmed, the deposit would place Kazakhstan behind only China and Brazil by size of reserves.
April 3, 2025 Trump’s tariffs shake markets, threaten metals trade The tariffs include a universal 10% levy on imports and targeted measures on 60 countries, marking a major shift in trade policy.
April 3, 2025 Myanmar’s tin-rich Wa State delays mining resumption meeting after earthquake A tin trader said it was difficult to predict when operations could resume.
April 2, 2025 Korea Zinc agrees historic cut in smelting fees in Teck deal The annual deals for concentrates produced at Teck’s Red Dog mine in Alaska are often used as the benchmark for other deals in the zinc industry.
April 2, 2025 Column: Copper market grows wary of what follows its US tariff rush The race is on to get as much physical copper as possible through US customs before tariffs kick in.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
