December 2, 2025 China issues first batch of streamlined rare earth licences These new licences, according to sources cited by Reuters, were issued to three of China's leading magnet makers.
December 2, 2025 Column: China built Indonesia’s nickel boom but could yet bust it China financed and built Indonesia's nickel industry, transforming the country into the world's largest producer in the space of a decade.
December 1, 2025 Silver price climbs to fresh high on supply fears Spot silver climbed to a new peak of $58.81 per ounce, surpassing last Friday's record by another 3.6%.
December 1, 2025 Kodal ships first spodumene concentrates to China The company expects the payment to total $24 million, which would be the first revenue generated by its Malian subsidiary.
November 30, 2025 Zijin founder who built the $100 billion Chinese miner retires Chen Jinghe will step down as chairman after steering the company to the upper echelon of global metals miners.
November 30, 2025 Tianqi keeps door open to international arbitration in SQM fight The company has been arguing that a deal to give Codelco majority ownership in SQM’s prized Atacama lithium should have gone to a shareholder vote.
November 30, 2025 High gold prices hit demand across major Asian hubs In top consumer China, bullion traded anywhere from a premium of $1.40 to discounts of up to $16 an ounce.
November 28, 2025 SolGold rejects Jiangxi takeover bid amid copper deals frenzy The copper miner said it was the second takeover approach from Jiangxi Copper in less than a week.
November 28, 2025 China’s top copper smelters to cut output to combat negative processing fees China’s top copper smelters will cut production by over 10% in 2026 to counter overcapacity.
November 28, 2025 Copper tensions run high with global market at ‘historic point’ Pricing talks were unusually fierce during a major industry gathering in Shanghai this week.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
