October 29, 2025 Deepest marathon on Earth tests runners and miners The event was organized by education company BecomingX, the International Council on Mining and Metals and Boliden.
October 29, 2025 Russians are hoarding gold equal to Spain reserves, study shows The metal has become one of the nation’s most popular savings options during the past four years.
October 29, 2025 Copper price hits record in London on supply worries Three-month future contracts rose to as high as $11,146 on the LME.
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.
BHP, Rio Tinto join forces to boost iron ore pipeline The two miners will consider collaboration on two projects — Rio’s Wunbye deposit and BHP’s Yandi — to boost production over the longer term. January 15, 2026 | 07:13 am