July 23, 2025 GRAPHIC: Silver’s hot streak gathers pace; market at highest since 2011 Silver, both a precious and industrial metal, is up 36% this year, outperforming gold.
July 23, 2025 Freeport-McMoRan still waiting for US copper tariff details, CEO says The company reported an adjusted profit of 54 cents per share for the three months ended June 30, compared with analysts' average estimate of 45 cents.
July 22, 2025 Vale’s iron ore output up 4% with record Q2 at key mine The company expects to produce between 325 million and 335 million tons of iron ore this year.
July 22, 2025 Platinum market’s ‘deep’ tightness shows little sign of relief Spot prices have soared to fresh all-time highs and the implied cost of borrowing the metal for one month has hit the steepest level in data going back to 2002.
July 22, 2025 Aclara seeks state funding for US-Brazil plans Aclara wants to begin tapping ionic clay deposits in Chile and Brazil by 2028.
July 22, 2025 Copper-laden ships race to reach US ahead of Trump’s 50% tariffs The shipments represent the final scramble by merchants to cash in on a lucrative arbitrage trade that has upended the global copper market.
July 22, 2025 China launches inspections to halt excessive coal production China produced nearly 5 billion tons of its mainstay fuel last year, and is likely to post a seventh straight year of record output in 2025.
July 22, 2025 Indonesia mining ministry proposes 18 development projects for Danantara funding Danantara is Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's main vehicle to achieve his 8% economic growth target by 2029.
July 22, 2025 Germany gives Vulcan Energy 104 million euros to produce clean lithium The funding will be disbursed from October 1 over the course of 36 months.
July 22, 2025 Russian oligarch Potanin’s ex-wife asks UK court to clear claim to Nornickel shares Norilsk Nickel is the world's largest palladium producer.
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