April 3, 2025 Copper price plummets amid fears of Trump tariffs hurting demand Most major copper producers also saw significant losses in the stock market.
April 3, 2025 Trump’s policies to spur further central bank gold buying Central banks bought over 1,000 tons of gold annually since 2022.
April 2, 2025 Trump’s executive orders a boost for US metals market — GreenMet CEO US President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders prioritizing domestic mineral development have created new opportunities, with GreenMet chief executive Drew Horn calling […]
April 2, 2025 Critical Metals, GreenMet partner to develop Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland Tanbreez represents one of the largest untapped heavy rare earths deposits outside China.
April 2, 2025 Column: Copper market grows wary of what follows its US tariff rush The race is on to get as much physical copper as possible through US customs before tariffs kick in.
April 2, 2025 LME first-quarter volumes jump 5.9% to second highest in 11 years The only metal that had weaker quarterly volumes was lead.
April 2, 2025 Zinnwald Lithium surges on German government support The German state of Saxony says the lithium project is a high-priority initiative to end Europe’s dependence on foreign raw materials.
April 1, 2025 Global battery market entering new phase with high demand, low prices – IEA According to the IEA, global battery demand reached a historic milestone of 1 terawatt-hours last year, with annual electric car sales rising by 25% to 17 million.
April 1, 2025 Ukraine pushes ahead on US deal after Trump renews criticism Ukraine’s top diplomat said officials are pressing ahead with the US toward an “acceptable” economic accord.
April 1, 2025 LME fines warehouse that stored fake nickel for 2022 mishap Access World loaded out 24 tons of nickel cathodes from the warehouse between Oct. 18 and Nov. 16, 2022, apparently due to human error, the LME said.
Codelco to produce 1.344mt of copper in 2026, chairman says The company's lithium joint venture with SQM is expected to produce 250,000 tons in 2026, chairman Maximo Pacheco also said. January 12, 2026 | 07:13 am
Gecamines to buy 100,000t of copper from Tenke Fungurume mine The purchase represents 20% of TFM’s output, in line with Gecamines’ 20% shareholding. January 12, 2026 | 07:07 am
Japan launches world’s first deep-sea rare earth mining test Tokyo has begun a seabed mining trial near Minamitori Island as it seeks to cut reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies. January 12, 2026 | 05:13 am