January 17, 2025

Orano gets go-ahead from Mongolia for $1.6 billion uranium mine

Orano and Mongolia’s state-owned MonAtom Group will together develop deposits holding an estimated 90,000 tons of uranium.

January 17, 2025

Codelco, Saudi Arabia eye joint copper investments

The collaboration could also extend to lithium, as Saudi Arabia seeks to import the battery metal from Chile for domestic processing.

January 16, 2025

Column: Tin falls back to earth but supply problems haven’t gone away

Investors lost faith in tin's bull narrative towards the end of 2024, slashing bets on a further rally and helping crash the price.

January 16, 2025

China extends coal imports lead over India to widest in more than a decade

Chinese coal imports hit a record 542.7 million metric tons in 2024, customs data showed.

January 16, 2025

Will Indonesia shut the nickel spigot to spur prices?

Indonesia’s clout in the global nickel market rivals OPEC’s in oil.

January 15, 2025

Vale Indonesia awards Petrosea $1 billion contract for nickel ore mining

The contract will be signed in March is effective for 10 years, Vale said on Wednesday.

January 15, 2025

Value of 50 biggest mining companies drops by $126 billion

The world’s biggest miners are now worth $1.35 trillion after losing a combined $126 billion over the course of 2024 as the copper rally faded and gold stocks once again…

January 14, 2025

Mitsubishi quits China metal trading after copper fraud

The company will stop buying and selling refined metals and mineral resources in the Chinese spot market.

January 14, 2025

LME on last lap to approve Hong Kong as location for metal storage

Expansion could mean a boost to LME trading volumes if successful.

January 14, 2025

Manara may invest in Pakistan’s Reko Diq mine, minister says

Reko Diq is considered one of the world's largest underdeveloped copper-gold areas.