November 20, 2025 China expands BHP iron ore ban to new product as talks drag CMRG asked Chinese steel mills and traders this week not to buy new cargoes of Jinbao fines.
November 20, 2025 MinRes walks back Ellison exit plan Chris Ellison set to remain as CEO of Mineral Resources beyond mid-2026, despite governance scandals and external scrutiny.
November 20, 2025 Stand-off between China’s iron ore buyer and BHP tightens iron ore supplies Trade of Jimblebar fines is still frozen in China, leaving mills that previously used it switching to a substitute.
November 19, 2025 Australia’s Argosy inks lithium sales deal with China’s Chengdu Chemphys Argosy holds a 77.5% stake in the Rincon lithium project in Argentina’s Salta province.
November 19, 2025 Trafigura’s Nyrstar casts first antimony at South Australia plant The facility could scale up to 5,000 tons of refined antimony metal per annum by 2028, the company said.
November 19, 2025 Rio Tinto cuts alumina output in Australia The reduction amounts to about 1.2 million tonnes of alumina a year, though the company said customer supply commitments will not be affected.
November 19, 2025 West scrambles to fill heavy rare earth gap as China rivalry deepens Shortages of heavy elements dysprosium and terbium could be an Achilles heel for MP Materials and the West's campaign to forge a magnets industry.
November 19, 2025 IGO sees no path forward for WA lithium refinery IGO has no hope of a recovery for the embattled Kwinana lithium refinery, a joint venture with Tianqi Lithium, despite green shoots in the lithium market.
November 18, 2025 RANKED: World’s top 20 gold projects The combined ounces in the ground for the top 20 projects is north of 900 million and at today's prices worth a mouth-watering $3.7 trillion.
November 18, 2025 Column: China deal buys US time to build critical minerals supply chain The Trump administration has sought to diversify the critical minerals supply chain with a multi-pronged strategy.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
