Iron ore slides below $90/t, testing high-cost supply as sector losses mount
Iron ore's fall below $90 a tonne pressures marginal producers and complicates asset sales across the seaborne trade.
Mining.com · +10 outlets
Gold holds near $4,035-4,045/oz after Fed votes 10-2 to hold rates
Bullion is trading above $4,000 while analysts debate whether Fed tightening will cap further gains.
Kitco · +7 outlets
Trafigura and Mubadala shelve $7.1 billion Brazil iron ore port sale
The collapsed port deal reflects how weak iron ore prices are stalling logistics asset sales in Brazil.
Mining.com.au
World Bank lifts copper price outlook by 18%
The upgraded forecast reflects expectations of tightening copper supply against electrification-driven demand.
Mining.com · +9 outlets
HyProMag USA PFS flags $2.1B upside from rare earth magnet expansion
The study values an expanded US rare earth magnet recycling platform as Western supply chain efforts intensify.
Mining.com · +1 outlets
Rinehart's Hancock iron ore mines post $1.3 billion annual profit
Gina Rinehart's privately held iron ore arm remains highly profitable even as benchmark prices retreat.
Mining.com · +4 outlets
Critica to invest A$556M in Jupiter rare earth deposit, targeting 14-year mine life
The Western Australian project would add a new long-life rare earth feedstock outside China.
Shanghai Metals Market · +2 outlets
MinRes keeps FY27 iron ore guidance as Onslow output hits record
Mineral Resources reaffirmed guidance after record volumes from its Onslow iron ore hub.
SteelOrbis · +4 outlets
US Rare Earth begins construction of South Carolina facility in vertical integration push
Construction at the South Carolina site advances a US mine-to-magnet strategy for rare earths.
NAI500 · +13 outlets
Fortescue's Forrest stands firm on China ties as green energy push advances
Andrew Forrest is defending Fortescue's China relationships as the company pivots toward green energy.
Australian Mining · +2 outlets
Lynas reports progress at Kalgoorlie rare earth processing operations
Lynas' Kalgoorlie plant is central to its strategy of building rare earth processing capacity outside China.
Kalkine · +3 outlets
Appian targets about $2B for Africa but warns policy risk is driving capital away
The private equity firm's fundraising ambition comes with a warning that African policy risk is deterring mining capital.
Mining.com · +1 outlets
Aldoro upgrades Kameelburg resource, eyes non-Chinese niobium supply chain
The resource upgrade strengthens a potential alternative source of niobium outside China.
Kalkine
BHP quarterly copper and iron ore results in focus for FY27 outlook
Analysis follows BHP and its major diversified peers after a weak October for Australian miners.
Kalkine · +12 outlets
Hastings Technology Metals to produce rare earths at Thailand's Kabin Buri plant
The Thailand plant deal marks Hastings' entry into rare earth processing outside Australia.
Kalkine · +5 outlets
Cobra Resources eyes low-cost rare earth production after Wudinna milestone
The Australian explorer moves closer to a low-cost rare earth development pathway at Wudinna.
Mining.com.au
Mont Royal Resourcess advances Ashram rare earth separation testing in Quebec
The Quebec project is being positioned to feed North American critical minerals supply chains.
Kalkine · +1 outlets
India's Odisha plans integrated rare-earth corridor to boost mineral processing
The state-level plan aims to build out India's rare earth processing capacity.
Business Standard · +1 outlets