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.
November 17, 2025 Viridis secures Canadian financing interest for rare earths project It received a letter of interest from Export Development Canada for up to $100 million in debt financing for its Colossus rare earths project in Brazil.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
