June 17, 2025 Tanking China coking coal market gets respite after output halts Chinese coking coal futures have staged a rare recovery this month, with the latest gains driven by temporary halts to production in the mining hub of Shanxi.
June 17, 2025 Central banks see further gold accumulation, de-dollarization: WGC survey An overwhelming number of central banks said they see official gold reserves continuing to rise over the next 12 months.
June 17, 2025 Rare earth boss sees ‘long, hard process’ to loosen China’s grip Western rare earth processing years away, says ex-Molycorp CEO.
June 16, 2025 G-7 works to secure critical minerals in face of China curbs G-7 leaders aim to agree to a statement at their meeting in Kananaskis, Canada, to establish an “action plan” to diversify supplies.
June 16, 2025 MinRes, Ganfeng attempt to keep lithium JV alive Cash injection into Mt Marion comes as MinRes struggles with A$5.8B debt and a market cap that has sunk to A$4.6B.
June 15, 2025 US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved Beijing has not committed to grant export clearance for some specialized rare earth magnets that US military suppliers need for fighter jets and missile systems.
June 15, 2025 Column: Global imbalances grow as ever more copper flows to the US The collective scramble to move as much physical copper as possible to the US is creating shortages in the rest of the world.
June 14, 2025 China achieves breakthrough in rubidium extraction Chinese researchers have reportedly produced rubidium chloride at 99.9% purity from potassium chloride material.
June 13, 2025 China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar Now, in the hillsides of Shan state in eastern Myanmar, Chinese miners are opening new deposits for extraction.
June 13, 2025 India, China tackle rare earth curbs in meeting of top officials The two sides agreed to hold further talks about critical mineral supplies and broader economic and trade issues.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
