August 20, 2025 Rinehart joins push against costs of net zero Rinehart, whose business interests span iron ore and coal mining to agriculture, criticized climate policies as likely to add burdensome costs.
August 20, 2025 Tianqi open to renegotiating lithium refinery deal with IGO The refinery, the first lithium hydroxide plant to be built in Australia, has been grappling with operational issues and production delays.
August 20, 2025 SQM boosts lithium supply plans as prices flick higher Lithium has suffered from a severe global glut that has hammered prices, although output cuts in China have fueled a recent rebound.
August 20, 2025 Afghanistan says China seeks its participation in Belt and Road Initiative China was among the first countries to embrace the Taliban government after the US withdrawal in 2021.
August 20, 2025 Vedanta’s demerger faces government pushback The oils-to-metals conglomerate had said in December that it would split into four new listed entities.
August 20, 2025 Iron ore price dips on China blast furnace cuts, US trade restrictions China has mandated blast furnace production cuts aimed at improving air quality.
August 20, 2025 US urged to tackle illicit gold boom fueled by soaring price An illegal gold mining and trafficking boom in several South American nations has become a crisis.
August 19, 2025 Trump blasts appeals court for halting Resolution Copper land transfer On Truth Social, US president called the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals a "radical left court."
August 19, 2025 US hikes steel, aluminum tariffs on imported appliances, railcars, EV parts The Commerce Department on Tuesday said it is hiking steel and aluminum tariffs on more than 400 products.
August 19, 2025 Gold? Silver stocks? Which is the first domino to fall? All in all, it seems that the precious metals market is about to get the spark triggering its decline any day now.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm