February 13, 2025 Qatari royal loses UK lawsuit over ‘Idol’s Eye’ diamond An expert had valued the diamond at around $27 million, a court filing said.
February 9, 2025 Maaden raises $1.25 billion from bond sale to fund mining growth The company is tapping fixed income investors as it embarks on a more than $12 billion investment drive through to the end of the decade.
February 3, 2025 US metal buyers likely to turn to Mideast, Chile as tariffs bite US companies will look to the Middle East and India for more aluminum and to Chile and Peru for copper.
January 30, 2025 Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADQ, Orion team up to invest $1.2bn in metals, mining Wealth fund will focus on mining companies in emerging markets in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
January 23, 2025 Saudi Arabia weighs global mining deals as sector consolidates Deals have been on Saudi Arabia’s radar for a while as it pushes through with an ambitious economic transformation plan.
January 22, 2025 Port operator DP World weighs $1 billion investment in Peru The company operates the Callao port terminal, the Andean country's largest port.
January 20, 2025 Metso inks $30m deal to supply key equipment for copper plant in Oman The Mazoon copper project represents a cornerstone of Oman’s mining sector.
January 19, 2025 Fleet Space, Ma’aden partner to accelerate critical minerals discovery in Saudi Arabia The agreement will help provide the latest breakthroughs in space, multi-physics, and AI drill targeting services to accelerate discovery.
January 17, 2025 Zambia looks to UAE and Saudi Arabia to back copper expansion The African nation aims to increase copper output to a record above 1 million tons this year.
January 17, 2025 Codelco, Saudi Arabia eye joint copper investments The collaboration could also extend to lithium, as Saudi Arabia seeks to import the battery metal from Chile for domestic processing.
Australian lithium miner PLS Group signs supply deal with China’s Canmax Company has signed an offtake deal to supply 150,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate for two year. February 09, 2026 | 01:46 pm