August 12, 2025

Column: Australia rescued a key metals refiner, but more is needed

The track record of Western governments in successfully enabling critical minerals development is far from encouraging.

August 12, 2025

Arafura Rare Earths eyes $100 million in export agency funding

Australia’s export finance agency has shown interest in funding Arafura’s Nolans project.

August 12, 2025

Lithium miners retrace share gains with Chinese output in focus

The lithium market was rocked on Monday after CATL confirmed the suspension of its Jianxiawo mine.

August 12, 2025

Peabody–Anglo $3.8B coal deal on the brink after mine fire

Peabody will announce on August 19 if it will proceed with acquiring Anglo's mines, as it seeks to renegotiate a lower price.

August 11, 2025

Lithium market soars as CATL shuts one of world’s top mines

Tianqi Lithium spiked as much as 19% in Hong Kong, while Ganfeng Lithium jumped 14%.

August 10, 2025

BHP leads global steelmakers group to study Asian carbon capture hubs

The consortium will evaluate how shared infra can cut costs, aggregate sufficient volumes of carbon dioxide for storage or reuse and distribute risks across companies.

August 10, 2025

Gold exploration spend trending down despite higher prices – S&P Global

The gold mining sector continues to rely on older discoveries for reserve growth despite a sustained gold price rally in recent years.

August 8, 2025

Glencore shakes up trading team with head of coal to exit

Ruan van Schalkwyk, a longstanding executive who runs coal trading for Glencore, is retiring.

August 8, 2025

ASX slams Greatland over post-listing gold output downgrade

The miner sparked scrutiny after slashing gold output targets and tripling capital spending just one month after its ASX debut.

August 7, 2025

Fortescue secures yuan loan worth $2 billion for green energy plans

The mining giant said at the end of July that it was scaling back and would scrap its green hydrogen projects locally and in the United States.