February 6, 2025 Mongolia seeks to boost coal exports to China with new rail link Mongolia was China’s fourth-largest supplier of foreign coal last year, and provided 60% of coking coal imports for the nation’s massive steel mills.
February 6, 2025 Vale takes full control of Baovale iron ore project The Baovale joint venture was established by the Brazilian mining giant and Baosteel in 2001 to run the Agua Limpa mine.
February 5, 2025 Column: Trump or BRICS? The quandary for Africa’s miners and governments Beyond the short-term volatility created by Donald Trump's tariff machinations, it's likely that the longer-term trend of the world splitting into two trading blocs is accelerating.
February 5, 2025 Chinese firms control around 75% of Indonesian nickel capacity, report finds According to the report, Indonesia's 8-million-tonne refining capacity was distributed across 33 companies, but ownership tracing showed shareholder overlap.
February 4, 2025 Column: Aluminum is base metals analysts’ bull pick for 2025 Analysts participating in the Reuters January base metals poll also see higher average cash prices for zinc, copper and tin this year relative to 2024.
February 4, 2025 China hits back at US tariffs with mineral export curbs Beijing's retaliation includes export curbs on tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, indium, and molybdenum, vital for defence and clean energy.
February 3, 2025 Lundin family, Zijin Mining to acquire stake in Predictive Discovery Zijin and the Lundin family are acquiring a 3.5% and a 6.5% stake, respectively.
January 31, 2025 Brawl over tariffs on EV graphite will test Musk’s sway with Trump US graphite producers have asked the federal government to impose much steeper tariffs than the current 25%.
January 31, 2025 Take Five: The big Trump tariff countdown President Trump's tariff deadline is looming large, while the US reports jobs data and markets are gauging the new AI landscape.
January 30, 2025 GRAPH: Cobalt price plunge and the EV market Inflation adjusted cobalt prices are the lowest in 100 years after a deluge of new supply. Stagnating demand from EVs only adds to the bear case.
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
