November 27, 2025 Japanese copper smelters seek 2026 TC/RCs different from China-set benchmarks Global smelting capacity is expanding faster than mined supply, led by China, creating a persistent tightness in concentrate that has squeezed smelters' margins.
November 27, 2025 Iron ore price inches higher on softer dollar, weak demand caps gain Waning demand for lump ores from loss-suffering steelmakers have led to the weak premiums.
November 27, 2025 Platinum prices rise as China launches new futures contracts The contracts are the first domestic price-hedging mechanism for platinum and palladium in the world's second-largest economy.
November 26, 2025 Silver stockpile slump in China poses new risk to a hot market Inventories in warehouses linked to the Shanghai Futures Exchange recently hit the lowest level since 2015.
November 26, 2025 China ‘firmly opposes’ negative copper treatment charges Treatment and refining charges – the fees earned by smelters for processing ore into metal – have plunged to record lows this year.
November 26, 2025 Codelco’s record China copper offer sparks threats to walk away Record-high offers from Chile’s copper giant spur some Chinese buyers to exit 2025 term deals and question the benchmark.
November 25, 2025 China’s October net gold imports via Hong Kong fall about 64% from September "What we're really seeing here is a weakness in the Chinese demand while they have been firmly strong earlier in the year," analyst says.
November 25, 2025 GRAPHIC: US set to narrow its rare earth gap, others not so much China would still supply roughly 60% of the world's key magnet-making rare earths by 2030, according to Reuters analysis.
November 25, 2025 Codelco offers record premiums for 2026 copper sales to China It offered to supply some buyers at a premium of $335 a ton over London Metal Exchange prices for 2026 annual contracts.
November 25, 2025 Column: Limp COP30 deal matters little in renewables vs fossil battle What the COP30 did confirm is that the energy transition is increasingly divided into countries that rely on fossil fuels and those that are trying to end reliance.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
