April 10, 2025 Column: China primes rare earths weapon as trade war escalates Chances are you've never heard of the rare earths that are now going to be subject to export restrictions, but they have seeped into all aspects of modern technology.
April 10, 2025 China announces quartz discovery vital to chips to rival US mine High-purity quartz is one of the few critical minerals dominated by the US.
April 10, 2025 Codelco logging strong Q2 demand from China, chairman says Pacheco told Reuters earlier this week that he was confident in the long-term stability of the copper market.
April 10, 2025 Copper smelting activity fell sharply in March, satellite data shows Data was provided by Earth-i, which tracks smelters representing up to 95% of global production.
April 9, 2025 China’s copper smelters rue Beijing’s curbs on US raw materials China’s swift retaliation in matching Washington’s blanket 34% levies is likely to bring US shipments of copper scrap to a halt from next month.
April 9, 2025 Gold price rallies over 3% as trade war heats up "Ultimately gold continues to be seen as a hedge against instability here," an analyst said.
April 9, 2025 Column: Annual zinc processing benchmark looks bullish but isn’t Zinc has been the consistent under-performer of the LME base metal pack since the start of 2025.
April 8, 2025 Europe seen struggling to compete with China on rare earths "Today there's a cost gap of 20% to 40% between a value chain in China and a potential value chain in Europe," a consultancy says.
April 8, 2025 Ma’aden weighs foreign partner for minerals processing pact Saudi Arabia's flagship miner is considering choosing at least one of four foreign firms to form a rare earths processing partnership.
April 8, 2025 CMOC boosts cobalt output at Congo mines despite export ban CMOC's cobalt production rose almost 21% in the three months to March.
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
