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 20, 2025 Column: China steel output slumps as iron ore imports head for record China's steel production this year will drop below 1 billion metric tons for the first time since 2019, but iron ore imports may rise to a record high.
November 19, 2025 Chinese copper demand sags in busy season after prices surge Chinese usage remains heavily weighted to construction and a property sector mired in crisis.
November 19, 2025 China’s October rare earth magnet exports fall, but US shipments surge Exports to the US jumped by 56.1% from the prior month to 656 tons, the highest since January.
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 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 Lithium price rally in China prompts caution over whether it has legs Futures have increased almost 20% so far this month on growing confidence in the demand outlook.
November 18, 2025 Chinese smelters ramp up zinc exports on global supply squeeze Output in China, which accounts for over half the world’s total, is tracking for an annual record.
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 Yttrium price surges to record as rally approaches 1,500% Prices surged to $126 a kilogram, up from less than $8 at the end of 2024.
Gold and silver prices stumble at the end of best year since the 1970s Both metals are on track for their best year since 1979. December 31, 2025 | 12:59 pm
