July 23, 2025 Lab-grown gems put squeeze on diamond mining industry Cheap man-made diamonds are making life harder for miners, flooding the market with gems nearly indistinguishable from natural ones.
July 23, 2025 Gem Diamonds to cut jobs, salaries amid industry crisis It plans to reduce operating costs by $1.4-$1.6 million monthly and cut 20% of it workforce at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho.
July 23, 2025 Glencore workers brace for layoffs on looming Mount Isa shutdown In an internal memo, Glencore confirmed it is set to shut its final two copper mines in Mount Isa unless the government steps in.
July 22, 2025 China launches inspections to halt excessive coal production China produced nearly 5 billion tons of its mainstay fuel last year, and is likely to post a seventh straight year of record output in 2025.
July 21, 2025 US rare earth stock cracks top 50 mining companies for the first time Non-Chinese rare earth producers have been conspicuously absent from mining’s top tier, now worth a collective $1.5 trillion, up $200 billion year to date.
July 21, 2025 China rare earth magnet exports jump 158% after trade truce Total cargoes of the magnets rose to 3,188 tons last month, according to Chinese data on Sunday, more than double volumes of 1,238 tons in May.
July 21, 2025 Iron ore price reaches multi‑month highs on mega‑dam announcement China announced that construction has begun on the world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet.
July 21, 2025 Trump’s critical minerals obsession reignites deep-sea mining Still, the Trump-triggered seabed mining boom faces significant hurdles.
July 21, 2025 Infographic: Rare earth magnets demand for clean energy tech This infographic highlights the rare earth metals driving magnet innovation.
July 21, 2025 Russian precious metals sales to China hit $1 billion Chinese imports of Russian precious metal ores and concentrates, including gold and silver, jumped 80% in the first half of 2025.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
