March 13, 2025 Bolivia’s lithium deals with China, Russia in limbo Bolivia's 2024 lithium deals face parliamentary delays over transparency, environmental, and economic concerns.
March 13, 2025 Citigroup predicts LME copper price to hit $10,000 before US tariffs The metal climbed in recent weeks after President Donald Trump ordered a probe into copper imports.
March 12, 2025 Critical Metals releases S-K 1300 report on Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland Tanbreez is one of the largest rare earth deposits in the world.
March 12, 2025 Orano to start developing Uzbek mine with state-owned partner The mine is expected to produce for over a decade, with peak output forecast at 700 metric tons of uranium a year.
March 12, 2025 Column: Bad news for American beer drinkers as aluminum tariffs kick in Some suppliers to the US could be looking to avoid Trump's tariff tantrums by re-directing sales to Europe, suggests Reuters columnist Andy Home.
March 12, 2025 Nyrstar to cut output by 25% at Hobart zinc operations in Australia The zinc smelter in Hobart, which Nyrstar bills as one of the world's largest, has a capacity of about 260,000 tonnes a year.
March 12, 2025 Barrick must pay dealmaker Hannam $2 million over Randgold merger, UK court rules Hannam & Partners said it was promised a minimum of $10 million from Barrick's 2018 acquisition of Randgold.
March 12, 2025 Trump metals tariffs draw swift retaliation from Canada and EU Canada, the biggest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the US, has announced 25% retaliatory tariffs on goods worth C$29.8 billion in total.
March 12, 2025 Rhodium price hits 20-month high after Amplats’ bid Spot rhodium prices hit highest since June 2023.
March 12, 2025 Copper smelting activity falls for the first time in four months, satellite data shows The change was driven mainly by Europe, Asia (excluding China) and Oceania.
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
Australia fast-tracks critical minerals stockpile Canberra will build a strategic minerals reserve using domestic supply to shore up defence, tech manufacturing and allied supply chains. January 12, 2026 | 04:09 am
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island will mark the world's first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge. January 11, 2026 | 04:22 pm