Mining

Silver market faces another deficit in 2026 as volatility and investment demand shape outlook

(Kitco News) - Investors should expect to see further volatility and potential liquidity issues in the silver market through the rest of the year as the precious metal is expected to see another significant supply deficit, according to the Silver Institute’s annual Silver Survey.

Apr 15, 2026 - 11:04 AM

Aluminum in crisis: War, tariffs and a market running on empty

Apr 17, 2026 - 12:18 PM

Vale books best first-quarter iron ore sales in eight years

Apr 17, 2026 - 12:14 PM

Iron ore price rises on Australia supply disruption fears, portside stocks decline

Apr 17, 2026 - 11:43 AM

Indian gold price premiums flat despite bank import tonnes stuck at customs

Apr 17, 2026 - 11:40 AM

KGHM seeks copper mines closer to home to reduce logistics costs

Apr 16, 2026 - 5:53 PM

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Trump administration working on critical minerals trade pact with ‘select group,’ Greer says

The Trump administration is working on language for a deal with a “select group” of trading partners to form a market for trading in critical minerals that would include a price floor to prevent dumping by China, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Thursday.“We are right now preparing text … for a pluri-lateral agreement on trade in critical minerals,” Greer said at a congressional budget hearing. “We want to create an agreement where among the parties to the agreement we have a market in critical minerals among us, and we would trade at market-based prices.

Apr 16, 2026 - 4:22 PM

Nornickel seeks new market for palladium in EVs with catalyst for lithium‑sulphur batteries

Russia’s Nornickel said on Tuesday it aims to complete the development of a palladium-based catalyst for lithium-sulphur (Li-S) batteries within three years, potentially creating a major new source of demand for palladium in electric vehicles.Li‑S batteries in theory offer higher energy density as well as significantly lower cost and weight than lithium-ion batteries currently used in most EVs. But they have so far failed to reach mass-market production due to their extremely limited service life.

Apr 15, 2026 - 5:51 PM

China copper consumption to grow by 3.7% annually through 2035, Minmetals says

Refined copper consumption in top metals market China shows no signs of peaking and could grow by an average of 3.7% annually over the next decade, a researcher from state-owned China Minmetals Corp said on Tuesday.China’s demand growth this year will be much lower at about 1%, Zuo Haoen, market research director at Minmetals Non-Ferrous, told the World Copper Conference in Santiago, citing a slowdown in the pace of the energy transition – especially in copper-intensive solar power – and high copper prices.

Apr 15, 2026 - 5:33 PM

Indonesia nickel smelter group says new ore pricing formula would hurt industry

Indonesia’s nickel smelters group, FINI, said on Wednesday that a new formula to calculate nickel ore price will pile more pressure on the sector, which is already struggling to cope with rising production costs.A new nickel ore pricing formula, which factors in the content of other minerals in the ore, took effect on Wednesday.The new formula will “significantly” increase production costs for the production of nickel products for both metals and battery components, FINI said in a statement.

Apr 15, 2026 - 5:28 PM

Brazil mining sector posts higher Q1 revenue, association says

Brazil’s mining sector generated revenue of 77.9 billion reais ($15.6 billion) in the first quarter, up 6% from a year earlier, Brazilian mining industry association Ibram said on Wednesday.Sector exports totaled 87.9 million metric tons in the quarter, up 0.9% year-on-year.Export revenue rose 21.5% to $11.4 billion.Iron ore exports reached 84.8 million tons, up 0.8%, valued at $6.2 billion, up 2.4%.Iron ore accounted for 48% of total sector revenue at 37.5 billion reais, down 3% from a year earlier.

Apr 15, 2026 - 5:27 PM

Ivanhoe holds ‘captive audience’ on Congo sulphuric acid market, CEO says

Ivanhoe Mines has a “captive audience” for its sulphuric acid in the Democratic Republic of Congo, its CEO said on Wednesday, as prices for the chemical soar on limited supplies due to the Iran conflict.Vancouver-based Ivanhoe this year started selling sulphuric acid as a byproduct of copper smelting at its Kamoa-Kakula project to other mine operators on the DRC copper belt, which need acid to dissolve copper from ore in a process known as leaching.

Apr 15, 2026 - 5:25 PM

Antofagasta flags fuel, sulfuric acid costs as chief risks despite steady operations

Chilean miner Antofagasta Minerals said rising fuel and sulfuric acid costs are its biggest near-term concerns, even as its operations and project pipeline continue to advance steadily, chief executive Ivan Arriagada told Reuters.Higher oil prices, and the resulting rise in fuel costs, are the company’s main concern on the cost front, Arriagada said in an interview on Monday.

Apr 14, 2026 - 1:05 PM

UAE accounted for 80% of Angolan diamond exports in 2025

Angola’s rough diamond production rose 8% year-on-year to 15.19 million carats in 2025, surpassing a target of 14.8 million carats, a senior government official said on Tuesday, with the United Arab Emirates accounting for nearly 80% of exports.The United Arab Emirates (UAE) accounted for 78.6% of the exports, with Belgium following at 19.9%, positioning the two nations as Angola’s primary markets for diamonds.Diamond exports exceeded 17 million carats, generating $1.6 billion in gross value, secretary of state for mineral resources Janio Correa Victor said.

Apr 14, 2026 - 12:24 PM

Indonesia nickel makers trim battery-feed output as sulphur squeeze bites

A sulphur shortage, attributable to a disruption in supply caused by the Iran war, has forced several Indonesian nickel processors to trim output by at least 10% since last month, three sources familiar with the matter said.The cuts have hit plants that use sulphuric acid to process nickel ore into mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP), a feedstock used in electric vehicle battery materials, in one of the clearest signs yet that the US-Israeli war on Iran is hitting mining supply chains, though output remains relatively high.

Apr 14, 2026 - 11:25 AM

Congo quarterly copper exports down almost 15% as cobalt rebounds

Copper exports from Democratic Republic of Congo fell by 14.6% in the first quarter, slipping from exceptionally strong levels a year earlier, while cobalt shipments rebounded sharply after a months‑long freeze, according to shipping data seen by Reuters.Congo is the world’s largest cobalt producer, with 70% of global reserves, and the second‑largest supplier of copper, making it a critical pillar of global supply chains for electric vehicles and the clean‑energy transition.

Apr 14, 2026 - 11:22 AM

Mining

Silver market faces another deficit in 2026 as volatility and investment demand shape outlook

Aluminum in crisis: War, tariffs and a market running on empty

Vale books best first-quarter iron ore sales in eight years

Iron ore price rises on Australia supply disruption fears, portside stocks decline

Indian gold price premiums flat despite bank import tonnes stuck at customs

KGHM seeks copper mines closer to home to reduce logistics costs

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Congo creates strategic cobalt reserve to influence supply and prices

India-Zambia talks on critical minerals stall over mining rights

US Senate narrowly overturns Minnesota mining ban, sending bill to Trump

Codelco, Anglo pursue twin environmental approvals for shared Chile copper pit

Trump administration working on critical minerals trade pact with ‘select group,’ Greer says

Nornickel seeks new market for palladium in EVs with catalyst for lithium‑sulphur batteries

China copper consumption to grow by 3.7% annually through 2035, Minmetals says

Indonesia nickel smelter group says new ore pricing formula would hurt industry

Brazil mining sector posts higher Q1 revenue, association says

Ivanhoe holds ‘captive audience’ on Congo sulphuric acid market, CEO says

Antofagasta flags fuel, sulfuric acid costs as chief risks despite steady operations

UAE accounted for 80% of Angolan diamond exports in 2025

Indonesia nickel makers trim battery-feed output as sulphur squeeze bites

Congo quarterly copper exports down almost 15% as cobalt rebounds