September 26, 2025 Lithium Argentina’s Cauchari-Olaroz aims to triple production by 2029 Currently, 80% of the project's production is exported to China and the remainder goes to Thailand.
September 26, 2025 China gold discounts hit multi-year lows, other Asian hubs continue purchases In China, dealers widened discounts to $31-$71 per ounce against global benchmark prices.
September 25, 2025 China’s top copper smelters call for action against new capacity A rapid expansion in global copper-smelting capacity has torpedoed the fees processors can charge, forcing them below zero.
September 25, 2025 Zijin becomes world’s No. 3 miner after reaching $100B valuation Zijin joins mining heavyweights BHP and Rio Tinto, which have market caps of $140 billion and $111 billion, respectively.
September 24, 2025 G7 mulls rare earth price floors, other measures to counter China According to Reuters, the G7 leaders recently met in Chicago to address their overreliance on Chinese supply.
September 24, 2025 Zijin Gold delays $3.2 billion IPO as typhoon pummels Hong Kong The company pushed back the listing, set to be the world’s second largest this year, by a day to Sept. 30.
September 24, 2025 China rare earths issue remains unresolved, US lawmaker says Beijing has used its position as a strategic lever as trade tensions with the Trump administration escalated earlier this year.
September 23, 2025 China courts foreign gold reserves to boost global clout The People’s Bank of China is using the Shanghai Gold Exchange to court central banks in friendly countries to buy bullion and store it within the country’s borders.
September 23, 2025 China copper smelters face pressure on declining acid prices Prices of sulphuric acid in China have fallen from high levels since September due to weakening demand for fertilizers.
September 22, 2025 Oceans protection law to tighten squeeze on seabed miners The High Seas Treaty, effective January, enables vast conservation zones in international waters to protect 30% of the oceans.
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 | 09:18 am
