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.