September 29, 2025

China slashes key metals growth target amid overcapacity curbs

Output is now expected to rise by just 1.5% annually, down from the 5% growth pace in the previous two-year plan.

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.