October 1, 2025 Column: Critical minerals are stuck between demand hopes and oversupply reality The caveat to long-term forecasts is that they are inherently risky as market dynamics can shift.
October 1, 2025 Gold’s wild week: CEOs leave, prices soar, China rises The global gold sector faced major changes this week, with leadership shifts and record prices not seen in decades.
October 1, 2025 BHP sinks $555M into Olympic Dam before major decision Funding for growth projects comes ahead of a decision to double South Australia's copper output to 650,000 tonnes by the mid-2030s.
September 30, 2025 Nippon Steel buys 30% stake of Canada’s Kami iron ore project Japan's top steelmaker forms a JV with Champion Iron and Sojitz to secure high-grade ore supplies.
September 30, 2025 China freezes BHP iron ore cargoes amid pricing dispute China is the world's top iron ore buyer, with BHP as its third-largest supplier after Rio Tinto and Vale.
September 29, 2025 Liontown to revise Tesla offtake deal pricing, in talks with Ford The pricing changes come as the lithium miner looks to move away from lithium hydroxide indices to spodumene concentrate.
September 29, 2025 Alcoa to shut Kwinana refinery, take $890M hit Company said it will permanently close its Kwinana alumina refinery in Western Australia.
September 29, 2025 Glencore investors question strategy as copper bonanza eludes miner Glencore’s shares have dropped 30% in the past three years, lagging its closest peers.
September 29, 2025 Newmont names Natascha Viljoen CEO as Palmer retires Viljoen's nomination marks the first time in Newmont’s 104-year history that a woman will lead the company.
September 28, 2025 Australia PM touts minerals reserve ahead of Trump talks The nation’s clean-energy infrastructure and open space gives Australia the opportunity to “value add” domestically, Anthony Albanese said.
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