October 29, 2025 Rio CEO steps up push to streamline sprawling miner Simon Trott said a model built around aluminum, lithium, copper and iron ore would help the group “move faster, make better decisions and perform at our best.”
October 29, 2025 EU urged to boost critical minerals push amid China curbs Energy security group calls for a permanent investment network to reduce dependence on Beijing and speed up green transition.
October 29, 2025 Glencore’s copper output falls again, down 40% since 2018 While global miners lift copper output, Glencore’s production is expected to fall again to 850,000–875,000 tonnes.
October 28, 2025 First Quantum Minerals copper output up 15% on Kansanshi expansion First Quantum narrowed its 2025 copper production guidance to 390,000–410,000 tonnes.
October 28, 2025 Stake in 186-kg gold cube may be sold in Austrian insolvency Using the current market price of $3,962 an ounce, the value of the gold in the entire cube would be around $23 million.
October 28, 2025 Gold price to test $5,000 in 2026, consultancy says Metals Focus sees gold prices averaging $4,560/oz. next year.
October 28, 2025 Canada to work with G7 partners to secure critical mineral supply deals, minister says Some of the announcements expected this week from the G7 meeting will be on stockpiling of critical minerals and investments in new mining operations.
October 28, 2025 Anglo American posts 9% drop in copper output in first nine months Anglo still expects to produce 690,000-750,000 tons of copper and raised its iron numbers.
October 28, 2025 Banks, investors pumped $52B into met coal between 2022 and 2024: report Banks lent $22B despite climate pledges, while investors still hold $30B in related securities.
October 28, 2025 Rewind launches world’s first deep mine carbon vault By 2030, Rewind plans to remove 1M tonnes of carbon yearly via deep mines, marine basins and anoxic sites.
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Botswana to open embassy in Moscow, open up to Russia in rare earths and diamonds Russia is seeking to strengthen its foothold in Africa amid the wider confrontation with the West. January 04, 2026 | 08:52 am
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