February 21, 2025

Record gold prices dampen demand in top hubs

Physical gold demand among top consumers China and India remained negligible this week.

February 20, 2025

Singapore’s Abaxx Exchange plans gold futures as metal surges

Singapore has long vied to establish itself as a hub for precious-metals trading.

February 20, 2025

Freeport Indonesia to pay higher duties on copper concentrate exports

Indonesia has banned exports of copper concentrate, but the government had given Freeport an extension until December last year.

February 20, 2025

Column: A tungsten-tipped answer to the West’s critical metals dilemma

Tungsten is a critical component of the 21st-century industrial supply chain, both civilian and military.

February 20, 2025

China-backed $3 billion Indonesia nickel smelter risks shutdown

PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry has slashed production and is close to shutting down completely.

February 19, 2025

TMC shares surge on high-grade alloy production

The company produced high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt alloy and manganese silicate at a facility in Japan.

February 19, 2025

Column: Green steel needs incentives to work and Japan has a plan

Decarbonizing steel production is one of the major challenges of the energy transition.

February 19, 2025

Mitsui to buy $5.3 billion stake in Rio Tinto iron ore project

Iron ore from Rhodes Ridge will be blended into ore sold by Rio Tinto and exported to Asian countries, including Japan.

February 19, 2025

Orano looks to Mongolia as new source for uranium

The company is considering expansion in several countries to diversify.

February 18, 2025

Freeport Indonesia requests copper concentrate export permit

Freeport has not exported any copper concentrate since its last export permit expired at the end of 2024.