October 1, 2025 Sanctioned Russian copper firm in talks to acquire state-seized gold miner UMMC is in talks with the government to acquire a majority stake in the gold mining company UGC which was seized by the state in July.
September 22, 2025 Sprott buys most uranium in 2.5 years The transaction brings Sprott’s weekly buy of uranium oxide to 950,000 lb., and its third-quarter purchases to about 2.3 million lb.
September 19, 2025 Switzerland probes trader over alleged sanctioned Russian gold dealings Sanctions on Russian gold were imposed by Switzerland in August 2022, aligning it with the European Union's sanctions.
September 18, 2025 China cuts subsidy for state firms buying Russian copper, nickel The withdrawal of the subsidy is unlikely to substantially impact Russia’s massive metal flows, analyst says.
September 18, 2025 Column: Aluminum’s years of plenty are drawing to a close According to Citi, this is a market that is "sleepwalking into the biggest deficits in 20 years".
September 17, 2025 Ukraine, US launch fund for critical minerals projects with $150M investment Ukraine and the US International Development Finance Corporation will each commit $75 million.
September 16, 2025 Authorities raid Swiss trader in probe linked to Russian gold Local office of Open Mineral AG raided last Thursday as part of an investigation into potential sanctions breaches relating to its trading.
September 16, 2025 Food security is national security: Potash gets ready for a closeup The Department of the Interior released a draft 2025 list of 54 minerals critical to the US economy, including potash.
September 15, 2025 Kazakh miner Solidcore expects gold rally to offset output decline The impact of sanctions on concentrate deliveries to Russia led to a 58% drop in profit in the first half of this year.
September 13, 2025 Ukraine, US to scout for minerals deal investment projects Ukraine's Economy Minister Oleksiy Sobolev said the government wanted to identify three pilot investment projects within the next 18 months.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
