May 12, 2025 China may expedite US rare earth permit approvals after trade truce: Reuters Despite the de-escalation of trade tensions, China is unlikely to remove the export controls completely.
May 11, 2025 Column: Iron ore tells a different story to the China tariff pain narrative Iron ore prices and import volumes have been largely resilient since US President Donald Trump launched his trade war against China.
May 11, 2025 Column: A gallium lens on China’s minerals dominance and how to break it The price of gallium has been rising ever since China started restricting exports of the exotic metal in August 2023.
May 10, 2025 Basel III makes it official: Gold is money again As of July 1, 2025, gold will officially be classified as a Tier 1, high-quality liquid asset (HQLA) under the Basel III banking regulations.
May 10, 2025 JPMorgan says gold could hit $6,000 when Trump’s term ends This scenario, according to its analysts, could realistically occur with just a small allocation away from US assets under the current macroeconomic climate.
May 9, 2025 US judge halts land exchange for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans The long-running fight over the Resolution Copper project pits the religious rights of Arizona's San Carlos Apache people against rising demand for copper.
May 9, 2025 Copper, silver, wheat – Why recession fears are moving markets together Copper prices rose on Friday as inventories on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) continued to decline. One analyst says commodities like copper, […]
May 9, 2025 Nippon Steel exec headed to Washington next week in push for US Steel deal The company reportedly seeks to win approval of its $15 billion bid for US Steel.
May 9, 2025 Copper price supported by Chinese demand, tariff hiatus, easing of geopolitical tensions There are several reasons for copper’s reversal of fortune.
May 9, 2025 South32’s Hermosa project advances in federal permitting Hermosa is currently the only advanced mining project in the US capable of producing two federally designated critical minerals.
CHARTS: New study shows global mining is now a brownfield industry The rise of brownfield mining and the fall in grassroots exploration is reshaping global mineral supply with the early 2020s marked as turning point. January 22, 2026 | 01:08 pm
