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Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. and Glencore Plc renewed a deal to buy copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state miner, responding to a push by the company to sell its share of output from joint ventures independently.

Mining exploration started 2025 on a strong note, as most key metrics tracked by S&P Global including significant drill results, initial resource announcements and project milestones all saw upticks in January compared to December 2024.

Nickel producer PT Merdeka Battery Materials has obtained a $1.4 billion loan to fund the construction of a plant located on Sulawesi island, according to a company statement.

One of the biggest nickel smelters in Indonesia has slashed production and is close to shutting down completely, just months after the collapse of its Chinese parent company.

The Chinese government is getting serious about constraining the blind expansion of copper smelters, although its new policy is likely to pause rather than stop development.

A stellar rally that has lifted global gold prices to all-time highs has cast a shadow on jewellery purchases for India’s wedding season, while dealers in China offered discounts to lure buyers.

Anglo American (LON: AAL) expects its De Beers diamond business to record another impairment this year amid declining sales.

Aluminum is expected to be the top performer among the London Metal Exchange (LME) base metals pack in 2025, with analysts forecasting a supply shortfall of the light metal this year.

Mitchall Mines and Minerals Limited provided an update on the ongoing exploration program at its Arapiccos project located at Morona-Santiago province, Ecuador.

Tanzania signed a $2.15 billion deal with two Chinese firms to construct a railway linking its main port of Dar es Salaam to a nickel mine in neighboring Burundi.

Gold rose to new all-time high on Thursday as new US economic data weakened the dollar, while tariff threats by President Donald Trump continue to drive safe-haven demand.

Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as higher prices for the metal offset a drop in production in the company’s Indonesian operations.