January 21, 2025 Manara to buy stake in Barrick’s Reko Diq project, reports FT The Saudi Arabian mining fund is set to buy a 10%-20% in the copper and gold project in Pakistan.
January 20, 2025 Hearing on Nippon Steel’s lawsuit over US Steel bid set for Feb-March The two steelmakers on Jan. 6 filed the lawsuit against Biden's order blocking Nippon Steel's planned buyout of US Steel.
January 20, 2025 Barrick’s Reko Diq project to generate $74 billion over 37 years The copper and gold mine, co-owned by Barrick, Pakistan and the province of Balochistan, is expected to begin production by 2029.
January 17, 2025 Lithium Argentina investors OK Canada exit The move is expected to become effective Jan. 23, subject to approvals such as a final court order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
January 17, 2025 First Quantum cuts guidance on Zambia sequencing The company now expects production of 380,000–440,000 tonnes copper this year, down from earlier estimates of 400,000–450,000 tonnes.
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.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
