March 14, 2025 Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals Verisk Maplecroft’s Resource Nationalism Index shows a record jump in government control over resources in 47 countries since 2020.
March 13, 2025 Freeport Indonesia hopes to get copper export permit soon Freeport seeks to export 1.2 million metric tons of concentrate.
March 13, 2025 US agency slashes estimate of Vietnam’s rare earth reserves in major revision The revision has moved Vietnam from second position on the USGS's list of countries with the largest reserves down to 6th.
March 12, 2025 Column: Bad news for American beer drinkers as aluminum tariffs kick in Some suppliers to the US could be looking to avoid Trump's tariff tantrums by re-directing sales to Europe, suggests Reuters columnist Andy Home.
March 12, 2025 Trump metals tariffs draw swift retaliation from Canada and EU Canada, the biggest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the US, has announced 25% retaliatory tariffs on goods worth C$29.8 billion in total.
March 12, 2025 India to launch auction for mineral exploration licenses for 13 blocks The blocks include those of diamond and copper.
March 12, 2025 Copper smelting activity falls for the first time in four months, satellite data shows The change was driven mainly by Europe, Asia (excluding China) and Oceania.
March 11, 2025 Indonesian miners group urges government to reconsider royalty hike plan Indonesia is considering raising royalties paid by mining companies from commodities like coal, nickel, copper, gold and tin.
March 10, 2025 Indonesia mulls tax hikes on miners due to budgetary pressures Indonesia is proposing hiking royalties paid by miners in a bid to bolster public finances.
March 9, 2025 Gold shines bright as biggest jewelry market boosts options bets With the precious metal setting successive records this year, jewelers and retail traders in India are turning to options on gold futures.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
