December 10, 2025 Infographic: BRICs vs the West – the gold divide As geopolitics shift, BRICS nations are rapidly boosting gold holdings and moving away from US-dollar reserves.
December 9, 2025 Tactics to dump coal are failing in Asia as energy demand booms Concerns over energy security and costs are trumping the climate agenda in Asia’s high-growth, high-polluting economies.
December 9, 2025 Column: China steel exports surge but aluminum shipments slide China produces more than half of the world's steel and aluminum.
December 8, 2025 Liontown inks spodumene supply deal with China’s Canmax Technologies Liontown has offtake agreements with automakers, including Tesla and Ford Motor.
December 8, 2025 Column: China’s major commodities tell a story of prices and inventories Crude oil and iron ore are powering ahead but copper and coal are losing steam.
December 8, 2025 China’s rare earth exports jump in November after Xi-Trump meeting Exports in November jumped for a second consecutive month, by 26.5% from October.
December 8, 2025 Copper price climbs to fresh high on China outlook boost Futures on the London Metal Exchange climbed as much as 1.3% to $11,771 a ton.
December 8, 2025 China’s annual coal demand to fall for first time in eight years, industry group says Coal use also fell this year in the steel and building industries but was partially offset by growth in the chemical sector.
December 8, 2025 Congo miners urge urgent talks to clear cobalt export backlog China is unlikely to see cobalt shipments from Congo’s new export quota before April, a veteran analyst said.
December 8, 2025 Global scramble for critical minerals to shape markets in 2026: BMI BMI sees tight supply, industrial policy and critical minerals competition steering mining investment in 2026.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
