April 1, 2025 Global battery market entering new phase with high demand, low prices – IEA According to the IEA, global battery demand reached a historic milestone of 1 terawatt-hours last year, with annual electric car sales rising by 25% to 17 million.
April 1, 2025 Ukraine pushes ahead on US deal after Trump renews criticism Ukraine’s top diplomat said officials are pressing ahead with the US toward an “acceptable” economic accord.
April 1, 2025 Mining’s king of private capital says governments must intervene Oskar Lewnowski has a good claim to be the poster boy for private capital in mining.
April 1, 2025 Trump eyes executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining The move would enable miners to bypass the ISA and obtain permits from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
March 31, 2025 Freeport-McMoRan lowers first-quarter gold sales forecast The company said it expects first-quarter gold sales to be roughly 100,000 ounces below its prior forecast of 225,000 ounces.
March 31, 2025 Trump push for US fertilizer won’t be enough to replace imports The US gets roughly 90% of its potash — used in the production of corn and soybeans, the nation’s two biggest crops — from other countries.
March 31, 2025 Gold stocks in Comex warehouses on track to hit new records over coming days Latest data from Comex shows gold stored in its warehouses in the United States is at an all-time high of 43.3 million ounces.
March 31, 2025 Copper price falls to two-week low on tariff worries Three-month copper futures on the COMEX fell 1.8% as of 1 p.m. ET to $5.0375 per lb.
March 31, 2025 German politicians fret over gold reserves held in the US About 37% of Germany's gold (roughly 1,236 tonnes) are held in vaults of the New York Federal Reserve.
March 31, 2025 Op-Ed: The mining executive order needs creative financial support to achieve its goals The call for public financial support speaks to the very real financial challenges (and risks) that domestic mining faces given China’s dominant position across many key minerals.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
