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.