China's export cutoff has left Japan months from running out of a metal that coats jet engines and chipmaking equipment. US defense contractors are exposed because their supply chains run…
Copper mine and processing infrastructure in a large-scale U.S. operation. By Penny Langford The White House has not decided whether to impose tariffs on refined copper,…
By Penny Langford The lithium market is entering 2026 with a deceptively calm price signal. Chinese battery-grade lithium carbonate has been consolidating around 140,000–145,750 yuan per…
By Sonny Rollins Copper’s rally has reached a policy-driven inflection point. The metal climbed to a record near $14,854 per tonne on Sept. 9, according to…
Sudan’s artisanal gold sector is a major source of revenue for the forces fighting the country’s war. Switzerland has begun banning purchases, imports and transit of…
Furnaces and conveyors inside a ferronickel processing plant. By Sonny Rollins The European Commission is preparing to issue a statement of objections to MMG’s proposed acquisition…
An Australian coal operation viewed from above. Mining news around BHP has taken a legal and workforce turn after the Mining and Energy Union began funding…
By Penny Langford The rare earth magnet industry is crossing a 300,000-tonne benchmark, but the headline needs careful interpretation. The figure is best understood as a…
Copper processing infrastructure at a large-scale industrial complex. By Penny Langford Copper is trading near $14,800 per metric ton, close to its recent record, as traders…
By Penny Langford Chinese regulators have withdrawn the environmental assessment acceptance notice for Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd.’s Jianxiawo lithium mine in Jiangxi province, sending the…
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