February 7, 2025

China’s central bank buys more gold as prices hit record

Gold reserves held by the People’s Bank of China rose for a third straight month in January.

February 7, 2025

China starts pilot project allowing insurance funds to invest in gold

The world's biggest bullion consumer will allow some of its insurance funds to buy gold for medium- and long-term asset allocations.

February 7, 2025

CATL resuming production at Jiangxi mine, UBS says

Chinese battery giant is resuming operations at its lithium lepidolite mine.

February 6, 2025

Tungsten miner says clients in shock as China chokes supply

China accounts for about 80% of the world’s tungsten output.

February 6, 2025

Column: Another cobalt bust but this time it’s different

The cobalt market is no stranger to boom and bust cycles but the current downturn is unprecedented and no-one is sure how long it's going to last.

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.