October 17, 2025 AFC to invite bids to build Key Zambian copper railway link The link to Lobito will be the first major railway built in the nation since China financed and helped construct the Tanzania-Zambia line in the 1970s.
October 17, 2025 MMG sees copper losses mount from informal Peru diggers Miners that MMG deems as illegal have extracted about 90,000 metric tons of copper over the past 15 years.
October 17, 2025 HSBC expects gold’s ‘bull wave’ to hit $5,000 in 2026 HSBC also raised its 2025 average gold price forecast to $3,455 per ounce from $3,355 previously.
October 17, 2025 Rio Tinto ramps up Simandou stockpiles to 2 million tonnes for first shipment The inaugural shipment is expected to head to China, the world's top steel producer and consumer of over 70% of seaborne iron ore.
October 17, 2025 Metals traders are enjoying their most profitable year on record Glencore and Trafigura are both on track for their best year for metal trading.
October 17, 2025 Copper price back on track for weekly gain as Trump calms trade angst Trump called current tariffs on China “not sustainable” and announced a meeting with Xi Jinping in South Korea soon.
October 17, 2025 Hindustan Zinc posts quarterly profit rise on strong metal prices Hindustan Zinc is the world's third-largest silver producer and the largest integrated silver player in India.
October 17, 2025 BHP’s China Jimblebar iron ore stocks rise as trade stalls amid contract talks Inventories of Jimblebar fines at some Chinese ports have jumped to around 2.6 million metric tons as of October 14, the highest level since July.
October 17, 2025 Huayou to start Zimbabwe lithium sulphate production early 2026 The newly completed plant at the Arcadia mine has capacity to exceed 50,000 metric tons of lithium sulphate annually.
October 17, 2025 India central bank’s gold pile tops $100 billion on surging bullion prices The share of gold in India's total reserves climbed to 14.7%, the highest since 1996-97.
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm
