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 3, 2025

Nornickel lowers forecast for 2025 nickel surplus

Nornickel expects this year's nickel surplus to be 120,000 tons, which is 30,000 tons lower than it previously thought.

July 3, 2025

Russia seeks seizure of owner’s stake in gold producer Uzhuralzoloto

Uzhuralzoloto, or UGC, is Russia's fourth-largest gold producer.

June 30, 2025

Russia base metals sales to China surge, signaling deep reliance

Russian aluminum sales to China through May jumped by almost 56% year-on-year.

June 30, 2025

Zijin Mining to acquire Kazakh gold mine in $1.2B deal

Zijin said on Monday it had agreed to buy one of the largest gold mines in Kazakhstan, Raygorodok.

June 27, 2025

Nornickel expects negative hit from high interest rates, trade wars

The company is also contending with low metals prices due to the rouble's strengthening this year.

June 26, 2025

Russia captures village in eastern Ukraine near lithium deposit

Soviet geologists who discovered the lithium deposit there in 1982 suggested it could be significant.

June 24, 2025

Uranium miner’s Russian routes unnerve potential bond investors

Money managers are raising red flags about a planned $300 million bond sale by Uzbekistan’s NavoiYuran.

June 23, 2025

ERG plans to produce critical mineral gallium in Kazakhstan next year

ERG's plans would make Kazakhstan, which until now has produced no gallium, the world's second largest producer after China.

June 16, 2025

Mali hopes Russia partnership will help end raw gold exports

Mali's government will establish a state-controlled gold refinery with Russia's Yadran to boost bullion revenue.