January 27, 2025

Column: Zinc’s high premium to sister metal lead may not last

Lead and zinc may be geological sister metals but their market fortunes have been very different in recent months.

January 27, 2025

Vale shares shed $17 billion as iron ore slump foils turnaround

The miner has lost its rank as Brazil’s third-largest publicly traded company.

January 27, 2025

Discovery Silver to acquire Newmont’s Porcupine operations for $425m

The Ontario mining complex has an annual gold production of 260,000 ounces.

January 27, 2025

Dalian iron ore set for monthly gain on resilient steel demand, US-China trade optimism

Trump said he would rather not use tariffs against China, though acknowledging they have a "tremendous power".

January 27, 2025

Activist Ancora to push US Steel to drop Nippon merger and oust CEO

Activist investor Ancora Holdings has built a stake in US Steel and wants the steelmaker to drop its merger agreement.

January 26, 2025

South Africa coal, metal exporters to spend billions on rail

Organizations representing firms including Glencore and a unit of Anglo American are negotiating the terms of the pacts with Transnet.

January 24, 2025

Canada, Mexico steelmakers refuse new US orders

Trump this week signaled plans to impose previously threatened tariffs of as much as 25% on Mexico and Canada by Feb. 1.

January 24, 2025

Chevron starts $48 billion Kazakh oilfield expansion

The Tengiz field accounts for a large part of landlocked Kazakhstan's oil production and has been a major cash generator for Chevron for decades.

January 24, 2025

Gold’s price surge drives Narcos into illegal mining in the Amazon

Federal crackdown on environmental crimes and a gold rally that’s sent prices to record highs has driven the industry into further darkness.

January 24, 2025

S.Africa’s Richards Bay exports up 10% in 2024 amid rail improvement

Coal exports from South Africa's Richards Bay rose to 52.08 million tonnes in 2024, the highest in three years.