December 1, 2025 Algoma Steel to cease blast furnace operations, lay off 1,000 workers as tariffs bite The Trump administration's 50% tariffs on foreign steel have significantly restricted access for Canadian producers to the US market.
December 1, 2025 Saudi Arabia launches bidding for 13,000 sq km mineral exploration licences The Saudi kingdom accelerates efforts to tap deposits estimated at 9.4 trillion riyals ($2.50 trillion).
December 1, 2025 Barrick IPO proposal puts Nevada Gold Mines in M&A spotlight A spinoff would be attractive to Newmont and Agnico Eagle Mines, Jefferies analysts wrote.
December 1, 2025 Top Zimbabwe gold miner warns higher royalty would hit profits The company warned that the royalty threatens its flagship Blanket mine.
December 1, 2025 Nippon Steel sees US Steel weak performance as temporary, executive says Last month, it widened its net loss forecast for the year to March 31 to 60 billion yen from 40 billion yen.
December 1, 2025 Australia gold exploration spending jumps to highest since 1994 They spent a combined A$431.5 million on exploration in the three months through September, the highest quarterly spend going back to 1994.
December 1, 2025 Orano says uranium convoy from seized Niger mine poses safety risks According to media reports, a convoy carrying uranium concentrate had left the Arlit mining site.
November 30, 2025 Zijin founder who built the $100 billion Chinese miner retires Chen Jinghe will step down as chairman after steering the company to the upper echelon of global metals miners.
November 30, 2025 Tianqi keeps door open to international arbitration in SQM fight The company has been arguing that a deal to give Codelco majority ownership in SQM’s prized Atacama lithium should have gone to a shareholder vote.
November 30, 2025 High gold prices hit demand across major Asian hubs In top consumer China, bullion traded anywhere from a premium of $1.40 to discounts of up to $16 an ounce.
Indonesia fines dozens of palm oil, mining companies $2.3B for operating in forest areas President Prabowo Subianto's forestry task force has seized more than 5,300 hectares of mining operations. December 08, 2025 | 10:14 am
