October 23, 2025

Electra ‘fully funded’ to build North America’s first cobalt refinery

Once operational, it is expected to produce up to 6,500 tonnes of the battery-grade material annually.

October 23, 2025

Insight: China strikes at West’s softest rare earths spot

The world will have to cope with disruption risks from China's rare earths dominance for longer, writes Reuters columnist Robyn Mak.

October 23, 2025

US, Orion partner on $5B critical minerals fund

The partners have made initial capital commitments totaling $1.8 billion.

October 23, 2025

Copper price rises on mine struggles, Goldman bull flag

Some investors are planning to add to their positions once prices breach $10,900/t, said Goldman, citing those at the LME WEEK conference.

October 23, 2025

China and US ‘just flexing muscles’ over critical metals, BHP chair says

Australia is quite well positioned to support the US as it tries to derisk its critical mineral supply chain, CEO Mike Henry said.

October 23, 2025

World Diamond Council head says lab-grown gems losing their sparkle

Lab-grown diamond prices are collapsing due to increased production in China and India, undermining confidence in synthetic gems.

October 22, 2025

Platinum is latest precious metal to see price surge and squeeze fears

Spot prices for platinum in London surged by as much as 6.4% to $1,646/oz on Wednesday, the biggest intraday jump since 2020.

October 22, 2025

McEwen drills thick oxides at Windfall in Nevada

A new hole returned 74.7 metres of Carlin-type, sediment-hosted oxides, grading 2.4 grams gold per tonne from 30.5 metres downhole.

October 22, 2025

Alcoa says high US aluminum prices offset Trump tariff costs

US President Donald Trump set 25% import duties on aluminum in March and doubled them in June.

October 22, 2025

Lithium miner PLS says power storage offsetting US EV gloom

Energy storage additions are on track to notch a record in every year to 2035, according to BloombergNEF.