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.

April 2, 2025

Codelco strikes copper deal with Adani amid tariff threat

Chilean copper giant Codelco will supply copper to Adani's Kutch smelter — the world’s largest — starting this year.

April 1, 2025

Global battery market entering new phase with high demand, low prices – IEA

According to the IEA, global battery demand reached a historic milestone of 1 terawatt-hours last year, with annual electric car sales rising by 25% to 17 million.

March 31, 2025

ArcelorMittal South Africa defers plant closure after $92M injection

The closure of the long-steel operations has been expected since November 2023.