September 22, 2025 US agency wants to buy scandium oxide from Rio Tinto for defence stockpile The US Defense Logistics Agency is seeking to buy scandium oxide worth up to $40M over the next five years from Rio Tinto.
September 22, 2025 Codelco gets a pass on mine woes as bond-selling window opens up Bonds in Chile’s state copper behemoth are trading at the cheapest levels this year, relative to Treasuries.
September 22, 2025 Indonesian tin miner Timah optimistic about hitting 2025 output target In the first half this year, Timah's tin ore output fell 32% year-on-year to 6,997 tonnes.
September 22, 2025 Mali announces more new mining deals under revised code The agreements cover gold mines including Allied Gold’s Sadiola project, B2Gold’s Fekola mine, Resolute’s Syama site and Ganfeng’s Bougouni project.
September 21, 2025 Congo to replace cobalt export ban with quotas from Oct 16 Miners will be allowed to ship up to 18,125 tons of cobalt for the rest of 2025, with annual caps of 96,600 tonnes in 2026 and 2027.
September 21, 2025 Codelco to produce less than thought at top mine: El Mercurio The fall in production at El Teniente will probably exceed the 33,000 tons originally forecast by the company, the paper said.
September 20, 2025 India mulls strategic rare earth reserve, defense official says This is the first time India has made public its plans to set up such a strategic reserve.
September 20, 2025 Canada will take ‘close look’ at the Teck-Anglo deal, says finance minister The proposed $53 billion merger is under review by Canada's federal government.
September 20, 2025 India signs deepsea mining exploration deal with International Seabed Authority The country now holds the largest exploration area allotted by the ISA.
September 20, 2025 Two bodies found in search for Freeport Indonesia workers trapped in mine, reports say The workers were trapped underground since September 8 due to heavy mudflows.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
