December 3, 2025 Italy urged by ECB to reconsider gold reserves proposal The Bank of Italy holds about 2,452 tonnes of gold, the third-largest stash after the US and Germany.
December 3, 2025 Glencore to restart production at Alumbrera copper mine in Argentina Alumbrera, in the northern province of Catamarca, will likely kick off production by the first half of 2028, Glencore said.
December 3, 2025 Shares in China’s only uranium miner triple on Shenzhen debut China National Uranium raised around 4 billion yuan ($570 million) as it debuted on the Shenzhen exchange on Wednesday.
December 3, 2025 China copper smelters, Chile miner in deadlock over fee talks Annual negotiations between the smelters and Antofagasta have not progressed since initial meetings took place last week.
December 3, 2025 Iron ore shakeup begins as Simandou’s first boat heads for China The Winning Youth vessel — loaded with iron ore from the $23 billion Simandou mine — set sail on Tuesday evening.
December 3, 2025 Fortescue works with Chinese steelmaker on new green iron technology The project aims to develop a new technology that will remove the process of pre-treating raw materials.
December 3, 2025 EU to introduce export restrictions on rare earth magnet waste in early 2026 Recycling would potentially meet 20% of the EU's current permanent magnet demand of 20,000 tonnes.
December 3, 2025 Israel publishes draft law seeking to boost state revenues from Dead Sea minerals Proposed law redefines the concession to secure the public’s fair share while protecting nature and key environmental values.
December 2, 2025 Vulcan Energy bags $2.6B financing package for Germany lithium project The financing package has enabled the Vulcan board to take a final investment decision on the project, company said.
December 2, 2025 Perseus Mining gatecrashes Predictive-Robex gold tie-up Perseus' offer carries a 24.5% premium to Predictive's last close.
China’s rare earth exports jump in November after Xi-Trump meeting Exports in November jumped for a second consecutive month, by 26.5% from October. December 08, 2025 | 10:07 am