July 24, 2025 Peru seizes black market mercury bound for illegal gold mines The seizure appears to be the largest on record in the Amazon region of South America where illegal gold mining is widespread.
July 24, 2025 White House taps mining expert to head national security office David Copley, who was chosen earlier in the year to serve as the top mining official at the US National Energy Dominance Council, is now a senior director at the…
July 24, 2025 Kumba’s iron ore sales up 3% on better rail and port services The company kept its full-year production and sales forecast within the range of 35 million to 37 million metric tons.
July 24, 2025 Indonesia discussing strategic management of critical minerals trade Indonesia is one of only a only a handful of countries to strike a deal with Washington to lower US tariffs.
July 24, 2025 First Quantum to explore gold pre-payment deal from Zambian mines The company was exploring a minority stake sale of its two Zambian mines last year to raise funds.
July 24, 2025 Six university students drown in China mine accident The students fell into a flotation cell after protective grates collapsed.
July 24, 2025 Anglo American’s copper, diamond production falls in first half Anglo American on Thursday reported a 13% fall in copper production in the first half of the year.
July 24, 2025 Japan copper smelters face tough talks with global miners over processing fee Japan also aims to bolster national stockpiles of critical minerals by increasing volumes or expanding target items.
July 24, 2025 Serbia will hoard all its gold at home, shunning global hubs Serbia’s central bank plans to bring all of its roughly $6 billion worth of gold reserves onto its own soil.
July 23, 2025 Fortescue shares up on iron ore beat; scraps US, Aussie green hydrogen projects It posted quarterly iron ore shipments of 55.2 million metric tons, compared with 53.7 million a year ago.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
