December 30, 2025 Rio, Fortescue change benchmark used for China iron ore pricing Both Rio and Fortescue will stop using S&P Global Energy Platts Iron Ore Index — the industry’s seaborne benchmark — for term contracts.
December 30, 2025 Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days.
December 30, 2025 Top stories of 2025 on MINING.COM Critical minerals and gold were the two big themes shaping the mining industry in 2025.
December 29, 2025 Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce.
December 29, 2025 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 China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979.
December 29, 2025 Copper price plunges in New York after hitting new high in London Wild swings in the copper price continues going into 2026 after a 35% rise this year.
December 29, 2025 Diamond crash 2025: market slump met tech pressure The diamond industry is now shifting from growth to triage, with survival tied less to geology and more to branding.
December 27, 2025 China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier.
December 27, 2025 Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
