Congo’s move to impose export quotas on cobalt is shaking the global metal market, highlighting the hidden vulnerability in China’s supply chain. The DRC has rewritten the rulebook in the battery market by imposing export quotas on cobalt, highlighting the dependence of China, the global metal powerhouse, on the rest of the world for its […]
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Gold heads for seventh straight monthly gain on safe-haven demand
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Gold prices were little changed on Friday, set to post their seventh successive month of gains, as concerns over US tariffs and US-Iran tension increased the metal’s safe-haven appeal. Spot gold lost 0.1% to $5,181.18 per ounce at 0837 GMT. It has risen 6.5% so far this month, putting the seven-month winning run up by […]
Newmont beats profit forecast, plans $1.4 billion investment in Newcrest assets
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Newmont (NEM.N) reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s forecast as a gold price rally helped offset lower production. The gold miner’s shares rose about 2 percent in after-hours trading to $127.96 after it said it would spend $1.4 billion on assets it acquired from Newcrest. Gold has been rising to new records recently, supported […]
Rio Tinto reports solid 2025 results as copper growth and cost discipline drive performance
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Rio Tinto has just released its results for 2025, which highlight a mining giant that is steadily moving into metals that will drive the energy transition. Under the leadership of CEO Simon Trott, the mining giant increased output and profits due to a combination of operational excellence and improved financial discipline. Rio Tinto’s consolidated revenues […]
White House: no changes to Trump metals tariffs unless president announces them.
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Trump administration officials said on Friday that there would be no changes to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs steel and aluminum and thousands of products made from the metals unless Trump announces them. A White House official, responding to a Financial Times report that the administration was planning to scale back tariffs on some steel […]
Middlemount Mine Australia received a 7-year extension approval for coal mining until 2044.
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The Australian Federal Government officially approved a seven-year extension for the Middlemount Coal Mine, a joint venture between Peabody Energy and Yancoal. This approval allows the mine to continue operations until 2044, extending its previous end-of-life date from 2037. Key project details The extension, formally known as the Middlemount Southern Extension Project, involves expanding the […]
Kamoa-Kakula DRC: Phase 4 expansion hitting critical production milestones
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In early 2026, the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the DRC is moving toward the formalization of its Phase 4 expansion. While Phase 3 is already in operation, Phase 4 is a strategic “next step” designed to replicate the success of the current facilities. Phase 4 expansion details The Phase 4 expansion is planned as a […]
Smart slope monitoring turns risk into opportunity
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The global economic and social costs of landslides are increasing, with factors such as the intensification of climate change, urban development in marginal terrain areas, and aging infrastructure systems contributing to this trend. Existing approaches to slope monitoring, based on traditional concepts such as periodic manual surveys, single parameter measurements, and reactive responses to slope […]
Australia’s iron ore hub of Port Hedland was cleared due to a cyclone threat.
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Australia’s Pilbara Ports said on Friday that Port Hedland, the world’s biggest iron ore export hub, and the Western Australia ports of Ashburton, Cape Preston West, Dampier and Varanus Island were cleared due to the threat of a cyclone. Pilbara Ports said Australia’s weather bureau warned that a tropical low off Western Australia’s coast could […]
Rio Tinto and Groupe CH introduce "Forged here," a celebration of the towns and individuals that produce aluminium in Quebec.
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The partnership was started in 2023 and is still going strong today, highlighting Rio Tinto workers, local communities, and Québec-made, low-carbon, 100% recyclable aluminium. Rio Tinto today unveiled a new campaign called “Forged here,” which represents the next phase of its collaboration with the Montréal Canadiens. The commercial honours workers who manufacture aluminium made in […]