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.

November 28, 2025

Mercuria metals boss says ‘this is the big one’ for copper bulls

Kostas Bintas says copper will soon start ratcheting higher still, as the revival of the lucrative US arbitrage trade fuels shortages elsewhere.