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.

December 9, 2025

Column: China steel exports surge but aluminum shipments slide

China produces more than half of the world's steel and aluminum.

December 8, 2025

Liontown inks spodumene supply deal with China’s Canmax Technologies

Liontown has offtake agreements with automakers, including Tesla and Ford Motor.

December 8, 2025

Column: China’s major commodities tell a story of prices and inventories

Crude oil and iron ore are powering ahead but copper and coal are losing steam.