October 3, 2025

Leo Lithium rejects Firefinch demands amid assets sale

Leo says a Q1 2026 sale is the earliest possible, rejecting Firefinch's three-month push as unrealistic and unwise.

October 2, 2025

US offers to buy stakes in Australian critical minerals companies

Funding pathways could include traditional debt, debt and equity models, which would be debt financing with an "equity kicker," and also offtakes.

October 1, 2025

Major Australian coal-fired station Gladstone set to close six years early

Gladstone started operating in 1976 and is the largest power plant in Queensland state.

October 1, 2025

Australian lithium miners slide as CATL moves toward mine restart

Chinese authorities have green-lit reserve reports from two major lithium producers operating in the mining hub of Yichun.

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.