October 13, 2025

China plans zinc exports as global rally opens window for sales

Zinc in London has marched higher since April, but in Shanghai it’s been bumping along close to its recent lows.

October 13, 2025

Zangge’s lithium unit resumes production after 87-day halt

The Chinese miner's subsidiary had aimed to produce and sell 11,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate in 2025.

October 13, 2025

Rare earth stocks rally as US-China spat fuels supply fears

Rare earths miners have spiked since April, when China threatened widespread industrial disruptions by slapping export controls.

October 13, 2025

Congo’s cobalt export shock spurs rally and doubts over supply

Since the plan was unveiled last month, prices of both the hydroxide and the refined metal have jumped over 20%.

October 13, 2025

LME WEEK: Sharp divide between copper bulls and bears at industry gathering

A yawning gap has emerged between those counting on mine disruptions and sceptics who say demand is weak and the market oversupplied.

October 13, 2025

GRAPHIC: Copper’s rally needs China impetus to reach record

The metal has been propelled higher in 2025 by a weak dollar and, in recent months, a series of mining mishaps, but there is still a question mark over demand.

October 13, 2025

China’s iron ore, copper and coal imports rise to annual high

However, copper concentrate imports dropped 6.3% as mine disruptions, most recently at Grasberg in Indonesia, hampered supply of the smelting feedstock.

October 12, 2025

Pentagon moves to build $1 billion critical minerals stockpile to counter China — report

Financial Times reported that the DLA intends to buy up to $500 million of cobalt, $245 million of antimony, $100 million of tantalum and $45 million of scandium.

October 12, 2025

Copper bulls’ LME Week party clouded by Trump’s China threats

The renewed concerns about a US-China trade war highlight an uncomfortable truth for the copper market.

October 10, 2025

The world’s chip supply chain is bracing for fallout from China’s rare earth curbs

Its China’s most targeted move yet to limit their supplies of rare-earth materials as part of an escalating trade war between the Asian nation and the US.