March 10, 2025

Indonesia mulls tax hikes on miners due to budgetary pressures

Indonesia is proposing hiking royalties paid by miners in a bid to bolster public finances.

March 10, 2025

Gold Reserve makes ‘stalking horse’ bid for shares in Citgo’s parent

Houston-based Citgo is the crown jewel of Venezuela's assets overseas.

March 10, 2025

ArcelorMittal to temporarily halt production at its two main French plants

ArcelorMittal $275 million maintenance program pauses operations at its Dunkirk and Fos-sur-Mer plants in France for several months.

March 10, 2025

US Supreme Court nixes challenge to state climate suits against oil firms

Rejected bid was introduced by 19 Republican-led states to block lawsuits from five Democratic-led states against oil companies over misleading claims about fossil fuels and climate change.

March 9, 2025

Gold shines bright as biggest jewelry market boosts options bets

With the precious metal setting successive records this year, jewelers and retail traders in India are turning to options on gold futures.

March 9, 2025

BHP earns right to take 75% stake in Cobre’s Botswana projects

The deal follows Cobre's selection in BHP's Xplor program in January last year.

March 9, 2025

Trump says he expects Zelenskiy to come around on minerals deal

After intense US pressure on Zelenskiy to stop fighting, Ukrainian and US officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia this week to resume discussions.

March 8, 2025

Ukraine increases steel production despite loss of coking coal mine

Raw steel output rose by 9.9% in January-February 2025 to 1.18 million tonnes, data showed.

March 8, 2025

Barrick says ‘committed to reaching a mutually beneficial resolution’ in Mali

The Canadian miner and Malian government have been locked in a dispute since 2023.

March 7, 2025

US steel CEOs urge Trump to resist metal tariff exemptions

Nine US steel industry executives sent a letter on March 7, just days before the US is expected to implement a 25% tariff on all steel imports.