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.
April 7, 2025 USA Rare Earth CEO: America’s dependence on China is unsustainable China has tightened its grip on critical minerals by imposing new export restrictions on rare earth elements in response to U.S. tariffs. […]
April 7, 2025 Chinese buyers snapped up copper as prices plunged below $8,500 Copper prices plunged as much as 7.7% within 15 minutes of opening on the LME.
April 7, 2025 China deploys rare earths as weapon in trade war with Trump Beijing said Friday it will tighten controls on exports of seven types of rare earths.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
