July 7, 2025

LME’s new Hong Kong warehouses attract copper deliveries

Some additional amounts of copper were expected to come to the LME-registered warehouses in Hong Kong ahead of July 15.

July 7, 2025

China’s mining investment sets new record

There were 10 deals worth more than $100 million in 2024, the most since 2013, data from S&P and Mergermarket shows.

July 7, 2025

Royal Gold to acquire Sandstorm, Horizon in $3.7B deal

The combined company will have 80 assets, with 87% of revenue from precious metals and gold contributing about 75% alone.

July 7, 2025

Ferrexpo iron ore output slumps 40% on Ukraine tax woes

The company's Poltava Mining unit is facing potential bankruptcy proceedings.

July 6, 2025

Column: Metals smelting is the West’s next critical minerals crisis

China's rapid expansion of processing capacity is crushing margins across the metallic spectrum.

July 6, 2025

EU prepares to stockpile critical minerals in case of war: FT

The initiative marks a shift in Brussels’s approach to strategic resource resilience, targeting vulnerabilities exposed by war in eastern Europe.

July 4, 2025

Researchers from Scotland and Canada partner to clean up contaminated mine water

They plan to develop a low-cost system combining microalgae and calcium silicate to remove and recover cobalt, nickel and copper for reuse.

July 3, 2025

US couple could face trial over gold bars missing from 18th Century sunken ship

The charges relate to the sale of 18 gold ingots allegedly taken years ago from the Prince de Conty.

July 3, 2025

Glencore has share pledges as security for Prax debt

The commodity trading giant says it has security mechanisms as part of its agreement with the owners of the Lindsey oil refinery in northern England.

July 3, 2025

China’s foreign minister dismisses European worries over rare earths

"Rare earths have not been, are not, and will not be a problem between China and Europe," foreign minister Wang Yi said.