November 20, 2025 China’s coal miners hope spot price rally lifts annual contracts Miners are required to sell 75% of their coal on annual contracts, and the next few weeks will be a pivotal period on those negotiations.
November 20, 2025 China expands BHP iron ore ban to new product as talks drag CMRG asked Chinese steel mills and traders this week not to buy new cargoes of Jinbao fines.
November 20, 2025 Vianode pledges $2.3 billion to make synthetic graphite in Ontario The Ontario government said it is prepared to lend as much as C$670 million to the project.
November 20, 2025 Codelco signs partnership with Japan’s NTT DATA for AI and robotics The partnership will focus on using artificial intelligence, robotics and quantum computing to improve automation, safety, and sustainability at Codelco's mines.
November 20, 2025 LME to stop running benchmark platinum and palladium auctions Results of the LBMA Platinum and Palladium Price auctions are used across the market and industry for settling contracts and transactions.
November 20, 2025 Angola to speed up mine permits, cut red tape to lift investment The push underpins Angola’s attempts to expand its non-oil minerals sector and attract foreign capital.
November 20, 2025 Inalum targets 2029 to commission new aluminum plant The company plans to build a smelter capable of producing 600,000 metric tons of aluminum a year with an estimated investment of nearly $2.5 billion.
November 20, 2025 Gold exports from Switzerland to China drop in October Supplies to China plunged 93% to 2.1 metric tons, their lowest level since February.
November 20, 2025 Stand-off between China’s iron ore buyer and BHP tightens iron ore supplies Trade of Jimblebar fines is still frozen in China, leaving mills that previously used it switching to a substitute.
November 20, 2025 Column: China steel output slumps as iron ore imports head for record China's steel production this year will drop below 1 billion metric tons for the first time since 2019, but iron ore imports may rise to a record high.
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
