May 28, 2025 China plans commodities overhaul to attract global investors The Shanghai Futures Exchange has unveiled an internationalization plan to streamline access for overseas investors.
May 28, 2025 China may relax rare earth export curbs for some chip companies In April, China put seven rare earths and related products on an export control list.
May 28, 2025 Diamond mining industry cracks under pressure The global diamond industry is reeling from plunging revenues, halted operations, and doubts about its relevance.
May 27, 2025 Glencore buys Russian copper on LME to feed tight Chinese market In the past three trading sessions there have been requests for delivery of about 15,000 tons of copper from LME warehouses in Rotterdam, according to exchange data.
May 27, 2025 CHART: Asian EV battery makers buy 94% of global battery metals EV battery manufacturers based in China, Korea and Japan have almost complete control of the global market, and it’s not changing any time soon.
May 27, 2025 Greenland urges US, Europe to invest in its critical minerals, or China will "We want to develop our business sector and diversify it, and that requires investments from outside," Greenland's mineral resources minister told the Financial Times.
May 27, 2025 Geopolitics to shape mining’s future: TNMG president TNM Group's Anthony Vaccaro highlighted the increasing role of geopolitics in shaping the mining industry.
May 27, 2025 Chinese miner joins rush to tap lure of gold in bond market Shandong Gold Group is considering issuing a roughly $100 million perpetual bond as soon as this week, Bloomberg sources say.
May 26, 2025 China relaxes rare earth curbs to avert drone industry slowdown: DigiTimes According to sources cited by DigiTimes, Chinese drone manufacturers were among the hardest hit by export curbs dating back to 2023.
May 26, 2025 Nigeria to open two Chinese-backed lithium processing plants this year A $600 million lithium processing plant near the Kaduna-Niger border is slated for commissioning this quarter.
Bessent says Australia, India invited to G7 meeting on critical minerals Bessent said he had been pressing for a separate meeting on the issue since last summer's summit of G7 leaders. January 09, 2026 | 04:30 pm
Rio-Glencore deal closer than ever with premium and CEO in focus Glencore boss Gary Nagle has called it the most obvious deal in mining. January 09, 2026 | 03:39 pm
Japan seeks support as fears rise over China’s rare earth grip The impact of China’s latest move is still unclear, but existing export controls have already lengthened the time required to procure rare earth magnets. January 09, 2026 | 03:16 pm