China hits back at US tariffs with rare earth export controls China placed export restrictions on key rare earth elements on Friday as part of its sweeping response to President Donald Trump's tariffs. Reuters | April 4, 2025 | 7:09 am
Mining consolidation to speed up as Chinese demand growth slows However, full-scale mergers and acquisitions activity among diversified miners could be hampered for now, investors said at a CESCO event this week. Reuters | April 3, 2025 | 3:08 pm
Kazakhstan says it has discovered 20-million-tonne rare earth metals deposit If confirmed, the deposit would place Kazakhstan behind only China and Brazil by size of reserves. Reuters | April 3, 2025 | 1:40 pm
Bolivia wildcat mining clash sees explosions as six reported dead The incident started early in the morning in the municipality of Sorata, 150 km north from the capital, La Paz. Reuters | April 3, 2025 | 12:28 pm
Myanmar’s tin-rich Wa State delays mining resumption meeting after earthquake A tin trader said it was difficult to predict when operations could resume. Reuters | April 3, 2025 | 8:43 am
Trump’s policies to spur further central bank gold buying Central banks bought over 1,000 tons of gold annually since 2022. Reuters | April 3, 2025 | 6:48 am
US produces most uranium since 2018, EIA says Output of the concentrate totaled 375,401 lb. in the fourth quarter, higher than the total production for each of the three prior years. Reuters | April 2, 2025 | 10:20 am
Column: Copper market grows wary of what follows its US tariff rush The race is on to get as much physical copper as possible through US customs before tariffs kick in. Reuters | April 2, 2025 | 9:44 am
LME first-quarter volumes jump 5.9% to second highest in 11 years The only metal that had weaker quarterly volumes was lead. Reuters | April 2, 2025 | 7:07 am
Adviser pushes back on Trump plan to boost domestic minerals production A well-known adviser to the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is pushing back against a plan to use it to boost domestic mining. Reuters | April 2, 2025 | 7:03 am
Lithium Americas reaches final investment decision for Thacker Pass mine Once open, Thacker Pass is expected to produce 40,000 metric tons of battery-quality lithium carbonate per year. Reuters | April 1, 2025 | 3:05 pm
Norway sovereign wealth fund to vote against Rio Tinto dual-listing review resolution Norges Bank, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, is the seventh biggest shareholder in London-listed Rio Tinto. Reuters | April 1, 2025 | 9:02 am
