December 11, 2025

Rare earth trade talks top mining trends: Wood Mac

The 2025 recap shows rare earths moving to the centre of global energy security as China’s dominance in refining and magnet materials gives it growing geopolitical leverage.

December 11, 2025

Innovation slump drags mining productivity down — report

New McKinsey research says mining productivity has stalled for years as costs rise and grades fall, but innovation could reverse it.

December 10, 2025

China’s iron ore giant says speculation is overheating prices

China Iron and Steel Association said spot prices rose more than 5% in more than three weeks between Nov. 7 and Dec. 2.

December 10, 2025

Ford suppliers receive China’s new streamlined rare earth licences

Ford appears to be the first foreign customer to acknowledge that suppliers have received approvals under the streamlined system.

December 10, 2025

Falling inventory behind silver price surge: Sprott

Analysts led by Paul Wong wrote that the global silver inventory has reached a point where any further demand is "creating price convexity".

December 10, 2025

Chinese gold miner to buy 50% of St Barbara unit for $245M

The subsidiary would hold an 80% stake in the Simberi gold project in Papua New Guinea.

December 10, 2025

Another Chinese rare earth producer gets streamlined licence for magnet exports

Ningbo Jintian Copper said on Wednesday it had secured streamlined licences for magnet product exports.

December 10, 2025

US lawmaker questions Ivanhoe Atlantic’s China ties

Moolenaar challenges US support for Ivanhoe Atlantic as he warns of Chinese influence over critical mineral routes.

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.