June 20, 2025 Watch: John Ing on metal markets amid Mideast turmoil This week, silver surged to its highest level since 2012, oil prices spiked , and central banks held rates steady amid mounting […]
June 20, 2025 Searles Valley to replace last two coal-fired power plants in California with solar tech The project, the company said, will provide superior unit economics to existing coal-based operations.
June 20, 2025 Trump pledge of quick China magnet flows has yet to materialize The delays are holding an array of American industries hostage to the rocky US-China relationship.
June 20, 2025 Teck mulls expanding its production of germanium Teck is currently North America's biggest germanium producer, and the fourth largest globally.
June 20, 2025 Freeport CEO says tariffs threaten to hinder US copper mining The threat of US levies on copper imports has been a boon for Freeport-McMoRan.
June 19, 2025 Electra Battery Materials begins build to restart North America’s only cobalt sulfate refinery The early works initiative is partially supported by a $20 million award from the US Department of Defense.
June 19, 2025 Rio Tinto agrees on $139M settlement to end Mongolian copper mine lawsuit The lawsuit, led by US hedge fund Pentwater Capital, alleged that the Australian miner had failed to accurately disclose the status of the underground expansion.
June 19, 2025 Titan Mining soars on $15.8M EXIM funding for zinc-graphite development Titan is aiming to expand its 100%-owned Empire State Mines zinc operation in New York state.
June 18, 2025 Future low-carbon materials projects need $1.6 trillion in funding, report says In the metals sector, steel needs 90 projects to be financed by 2030 to meet net-zero goals, while aluminum needs 165.
June 18, 2025 Weir expands North America presence with $150M acquisition of Townley The transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2025.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
