February 18, 2025 Chinese lithium company halts tech exports as trade tensions build Jiangsu Jiuwu Hi-Tech told customers it would stop exporting a piece of filtration equipment used to extract lithium from brines.
February 18, 2025 Indonesia grants small businesses access to coal, metals mines The government plans to issue technical regulations detailing the changes within six months.
February 18, 2025 Goldman hoists gold price target to $3,100 on central bank appetite If economic policy uncertainty persists, bullion could reach $3,300 an ounce, according to the bank.
February 18, 2025 Billionaire Friedland’s iron ore miner seeks up to $190 million in Australia IPO Proceeds will be used to fund the development of the Kon Kweni project in Guinea.
February 18, 2025 Anglo’s Kumba wants private investors to run key iron ore rail line The 861-km rail line runs from the Sishen mine in South Africa's Northern Cape province to Saldanha port.
February 18, 2025 Antofagasta reports 11% rise in 2024 core profit Antofagasta's shares gained 15% for the year.
February 17, 2025 BHP’s profit slump prompts dividend cut as China falters BHP cut its interim dividend to the lowest payout for the period since 2017.
February 17, 2025 Column: Critical minerals is a meaningless term, needs new definition and strategy The term critical minerals has become so widespread that it has effectively lost its meaning, as it could be applied to virtually every metal being mined.
February 17, 2025 Indigenous leader in Peru says illegal miners use children as ‘human shields’ in the Amazon The leader said he will ask the Peruvian government to declare a state of emergency in the area to allow the eviction of illegal miners.
February 17, 2025 A little-known metal spikes as China-US trade showdown hits home Bismuth, a critical metal used in defense industries, has spiked to a decade-high following China's retaliation of US tariffs.
Column: As global metals fever spreads, markets buckle under the heat China's metal exchanges have for two months been struggling to contain the unprecedented liquidity rush caused by the spreading metals mania. February 07, 2026 | 05:27 am