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Price correction ‘improved the long-term risk-reward profile’ for both gold and silver – Sprott’s Smirnova 

Five catalysts combine to create ‘one of the more compelling upside setups we have seen in precious metals’ – Citadel Securities’ Rubner 

Gold could reclaim $5,000/oz in two years, prices could gain 9% in 2026 - Catalyst Funds’ Miller

Gold prices soar on rate optimism and sovereign buying, India’s import controls sap silver demand – Heraeus

Gold softens, silver firms as CPI week tests Fed repricing - Kitco AM Report

Gold's biggest headwind may finally be peaking

Wall Street, Main Street solidly bullish as prices end the week nearly $300 higher

Gold, silver rally as weak payrolls cut Fed hike pressure - Kitco PM Report

Gold breaks out following soft jobs data but could still struggle to get to $4,500

PBOC boosts gold buying with largest monthly purchase since 2023 

Gold, silver rally as yields fall after surprise jobs loss - Kitco AM Report

Gold prices surging higher as U.S. economy loses 23k jobs in July

Investors take profits in gold and silver as oil, yields rise after Hormuz deal doubts - Kitco PM Report

Now is the time to buy gold; BCA sees bullish opportunity as real yields peak 

Denarius takes 15.6% of Copper Giant, Trafigura takes the concentrate

Gold's rally is about a growing lack of investor confidence; silver could offer bigger gains  says MarketGauge's Schneider 

Gold market sees positive ETF inflows in July, ending two months of outflows

Gold steadies as claims beat, Hormuz talks trim haven bid - Kitco AM Report

Gold price holding above $4,200 as U.S. jobless claims remain below 200k

Gold, silver prices surge highs as yields ease, Hormuz hopes cap oil inflation fears - Kitco PM Report

Gold's rally has further to run as debt, de-dollarization fuel secular bull market: Gabelli's Mancini 

Gold's breakout was the buy signal, but no new record this year, analyst says

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Gold prices trading near session highs as ISM Services PMI increases 54.1

Gold pushes toward $4,200 as soft ADP cools Fed-hike bets - Kitco AM Report

Gold prices push above $4,200 as ADP says 44k jobs created in July

Silver leads metals higher as Hormuz optimism cuts oil risk premium - Kitco PM Report

Gold can recover despite higher real yields as rate pressures ease, says Jefferies 

Bank of Korea starts long-term domestic gold buying program

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Gold revaluation would pay Washington, not private holders, historian says

Gold steadies as oil slump cools inflation pressure, equities rally - Kitco PM Report

Gold's $4,000 floor offers compelling value as investors look beyond Fed rhetoric – abrdn's Robert Minter

Gold remains vulnerable despite months-long correction as macro risk premium lingers; silver faces weaker industrial outlook – Sucden

Standard Chartered highlights healthy official sector demand as Q2 rebound outweighs revised Q1 weakness 

Gold prices remain stuck near $4,000 as ISM Manufacturing PMI hit four-year high

Fed hawkish hold, Nonfarm payrolls risks keep metals range-bound - Kitco AM Report

Gold is stuck but miners are generating bags of cash

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More workers joined a strike at BHP’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia on Sunday, a union spokesperson said, in the first major industrial action at the ‌iron ore export hub in a quarter-century.On the second of the planned two days of stoppage, some 100 workers downed tools at the world’s biggest export hub for iron ore at 5:30 a.m. (21:30 GMT), taking the total involved to around 150, the spokesperson said.Sunday’s 24-hour stoppage by the three unions of the Combined BHP Ports Unions, which represents some of BHP’s ‌workforce of more than 800 people ⁠at the port, followed a 24-hour ship-loading halt on Saturday.Melbourne-based BHP, which ships some $80 million worth of iron ore daily through the port, said vessels continued to be loaded on Sunday amid the strike.After workers return to their jobs from 5:30 a.m. on Monday, the next step, the CBPU spokesperson said, will be to resume negotiations on August 18, seeking a four-year bargaining agreement with BHP, the world’s third-largest iron ore miner.The union went ahead with the strike, the first of its kind since 2000, despite progress in talks between the parties on Tuesday.The action is not expected to affect rival miners Fortescue and Hancock Prospecting, which also ​use Port Hedland. The hub accounted for 75% of iron ore ​exports from ⁠the Pilbara region of Western Australia in the year to June.(By Sam McKeith; Editing by William Mallard)

More workers join strike at BHP’s Port Hedland iron ore operations

Glencore’s (LON: GLEN) exposure to Radiant World, a company with which the London-listed miner and trader has stopped doing new business, amounts to more than half a billion dollars, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.Commodity traders Vitol Group and Cargill have also stopped trading with Radiant World, one of the world’s largest iron ore traders, after invoices or other documents it provided to banks were found to be invalid, Bloomberg reported late last month.Last week, Glencore CEO Gary Nagle said the Swiss-based commodity trader had taken a provision related to Radiant World, but that its exposure to the iron ore trader was not material. It did not provide a figure for the provision. Glencore’s first-half earnings jumped 86% to top $10 billion.The sources said Glencore had the largest exposure to any financial problems at Radiant World, at between $500 million and $800 million.Glencore refuted the report. “The reporting by Reuters is incorrect. As indicated on our earnings call last week, the exposure on our books is not material and well below our threshold of $500m,” it said in a statement.RIPPLE EFFECTS Glencore’s auditors set materiality for the group’s 2025 accounts at $500 million, based on net assets, meaning inaccuracies below that level are considered too small to distort the figures.Radiant World was founded by Pinkesh Nahar in the early 2000s, according to its website, which says the company trades more than 20 million metric tons of iron ore annually.Industry sources say Radiant has built up its iron ore business over the past five years and now trades closer to 75 million tons a year, worth more than $7 billion at current prices SZZFU6.One of the sources said that volume was large enough to create ripple effects across commodity and financial markets. It could unsettle insurance, banking and debt markets and damage legitimate businesses, the source said.Radiant World declined to comment.A third source familiar with the matter said Glencore had been assessing potential losses linked to Radiant World for some time and had already set aside funds and written off some exposure. He said this reflected concerns about commercial and credit risks associated with Radiant rather than a response to recent allegations against the trader.Glencore’s marketing division traded more than 95 million tons of iron ore last year, up 28% from 2024, according to preliminary results published on its website.(Reporting by Pratima Desai. Editing by Veronica Brown and Mark Potter)

Glencore’s exposure to Radiant World more than $500 million, sources say

Mining investor TechMet said on Monday it would form a U.S. subsidiary as part of a push to attract more capital from public and private partners for critical minerals projects.Dublin-based TechMet, which counts the U.S. government as a major shareholder, said the new subsidiary is part of its plans to boost the nation’s mining industry, which President Donald Trump said last week was a priority for his administration.“This is an acceleration of TechMet’s commitment to build out our U.S. domestic critical minerals production processing platform,” said Brian Menell, the company’s CEO.Menell will become chairman of the U.S.-focused subsidiary, which will control TechMet’s holdings in lithium startup EnergySource Minerals, U.S. Vanadium, battery recycling company Momentum Technologies and Xerion Advanced Battery.TechMet has invested more than $400 million into the four firms and is the largest shareholder in all of them.The U.S. subsidiary will be based in Washington, D.C., and will have an initial goal of getting those four companies to commercial production before it considers other investments, Menell said.“There’s no question of spinning it off or distributing it or realizing value from it,” he said. “We see billions of dollars of value and relevance that we need to make happen in the U.S. and want to be part of in the long term.”Privately-held TechMet also stakes in mining companies outside the U.S., including Brazilian Nickel and South Africa’s Rainbow Rare Earths RBWR.L.(Reporting by Ernest Scheyder; editing by David Gaffen)

Mining investor TechMet forms US subsidiary to attract more capital

Iron ore prices eased on Monday, as downbeat factory-gate data in top consumer China fueled worry over demand prospects for the key steelmaking ingredient, although a strike at a major export hub in Australia curbed some of the decline.The most-traded iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1closed daytime trade down 0.35% at 713.5 yuan ($105.79) a metric ton.The benchmark September iron ore SZZFU6 on the Singapore Exchange was 0.26% lower at $94.75 a ton, as of 0820 GMT, staying well below a key psychological level of $100 for 15 trading sessions.China’s producer price inflation eased more than expected in July to its weakest in three months, while consumer inflation also cooled, as global energy prices retreated despite the U.S.-Israel war against Iran.“A core driving force currently is steel demand. Domestic steel consumption in the manufacturing sector may shrink more than expected,” analysts at Galaxy Futures said in a note.Torrential rain and storms in Typhoon Dolphin’s wake have swept through several provinces in China’s east, hindering outdoor activities and steel consumption.But prices loses were limited as more workers joined a strike at BHP’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia on Sunday, in the first major industrial action at the ‌iron ore export hub in a quarter-century.The hub accounted for 75% of iron-ore ​exports from ⁠the Pilbara region of Western Australia in the year to June.Investors and traders were watching closely whether both parties could reach an agreement soon, or if an escalation later would hit supply.Coking coal DJMcv1 and coke DCJcv1, other steelmaking ingredients, climbed 1.43% and 0.11%, respectively.Steel benchmarks on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly weaker. Rebar SRBcv1 eased 0.43%, hot-rolled coil SHHCcv1 nudged down 0.12%, wire rod SWRcv1 dipped 0.67% while stainless steel SHSScv1 added 0.31%.($1 = 6.7443 Chinese yuan)(Reporting by Amy Lv and Lewis Jackson; Editing by Rashmi Aich)

Iron ore dips as downbeat China data outweighs Australian strike

State-run Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS plans to sell copper concentrate produced by mines it is acquiring from Chile’s Codelco to Hindalco HALC.NS and Adani, aiming to meet India’s growing appetite for the red metal, two sources familiar with the matter said.It is also in talks to form a joint venture with state-run Codelco to mine and sell copper, three sources said, declining to be identified as the deliberations were confidential.Hindustan Copper, Coal India COAL.NS and NTPC Mining are in discussions to secure four copper mining blocks from Codelco, India’s mines secretary said in April.Last year, Hindustan Copper signed a preliminary agreement with Codelco about looking at mutually beneficial opportunities in exploration and mining. In May this year, it signed a non-disclosure agreement with Codelco and appointed a deal advisor.It did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. It has previously denied that it is in talks about a joint venture.Codelco, NTPC Mining and Coal India also did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.India, the world’s second-biggest refined copper importer, may have to import 91% to 97% of its copper concentrates by 2047, the government has said.Hindalco, an Aditya Birla Group-owned firm, is one of India’s biggest aluminium and copper producers. The Adani conglomerate runs Kutch Copper, a $1.2 billion smelter in the western state of Gujarat that it says is the world’s biggest single-location plant of its type.According to two of the sources, due diligence is ongoing and Hindustan Copper is open to having partners for the JV such as Coal India and NTPC Mining.Early this year, a technical team from Hindustan Copper and executives from NTPC Mining and Coal India visited Chile, the sources said, adding that it would still take a decade before mining could begin and concentrate is produced.India plans to include a chapter on copper in free trade pact talks with Chile to secure a fixed quantity of copper concentrate, the government said last year.India produces an estimated 573,000 metric tons of refined copper annually but demand is much greater at around 1.8 million tons.(Reporting by Neha Arora; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

India’s Hindustan Copper plans to sell copper concentrate sourced from Chile to Hindalco, Adani

Industrial action at BHP’s (ASX: BHP) Port Hedland operations in Western Australia began on Saturday, marking the first major strike there in more than two decades.BHP ships some $80 million of iron ore daily through Port Hedland, the world’s biggest iron ore export hub. It has previously said it has plans to ensure that operations can continue.About 150 workers are expected to take part in the strike on Saturday, the Combined BHP Ports Unions (CBPU) said, which is only a portion of BHP’s workforce at the port of more than 800 people.A CBPU spokesperson earlier said that the nature of the industrial action, a 24-hour ship-loading ban followed by a 24-hour stoppage, remained unchanged.The CBPU is negotiating a four-year bargaining agreement with the world’s third-largest iron ore miner, and opted to go ahead with the industrial action despite progress in talks between the parties on August 4.About eight ships are expected to finish loading from BHP ports over the weekend, a source familiar with the matter said.The action is not expected to affect rival miners Fortescue FMG.AX and Hancock Prospecting, which also use Port Hedland. The hub accounted for 75% of total iron ore exports from the Pilbara region of Western Australia in the year to June.BHP has been negotiating for more than seven months with the CBPU, which represents around 450 operators and maintenance workers, over a new pay deal amid record share prices and rising costs of living. The CBPU will next meet with BHP on August 18, the same day that it will report its annual results.(Reporting by Melanie Burton; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

Two-day strike begins at BHP’s Port Hedland iron ore operations

Chile, the world’s largest copper producer, exported $5.37 billion worth of the metal in July, up 22.7% from a year earlier, the central bank said on Friday.The country posted a trade surplus of $1.99 billion in the month, the institution added, landing below the $2.38 billion expected by economists in a Reuters poll.(Reporting by Natalia Ramos and Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Toby Chopra)

Chile’s copper export revenue up 22.7% in July

Chinese battery maker CATL’s Jianxiawo lithium mine remains pending environmental approval, state media reported on Friday.The mine, in the city of Yichun in Jiangxi Province, is also undergoing maintenance, and no ore transportation or crushing is taking place, Shanghai Securities News reported, citing the Yifeng County Ecology and Environment Bureau.CATL has been asked to complete environmental impact assessment approval procedures as soon as possible, the news outlet cited the bureau as saying.The bureau comments came amid speculation over the mine’s reopening and expectations it could quickly return to full production, Shanghai Securities News reported.The project’s mineral designation was changed to lithium ore from ceramic clay containing lithium, requiring CATL to prepare a new environmental impact assessment report, which was published for public consultation on July 27.CATL suspended operations at Jianxiawo in August 2025 after its mining licence expired.The company obtained a safety production permit on June 29, clearing a key regulatory hurdle towards restarting the mine after a nearly year-long suspension.The most-active September lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange gained 1.36% as of 0615 GMT. Shares of CATL were little changed, dipping 0.02%.(Reporting by Joe Cash in Beijing and Dylan Duan in Shanghai; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Christopher Cushing).

CATL’s Jianxiawo lithium mine remains closed pending environmental approval

Copper and gold miner PT Freeport Indonesia plans to resume production at its Manyar smelter in September as copper concentrate production from its Grasberg mine gradually recovers, chief executive Tony Wenas told reporters on Friday.Copper concentrate shipments have gradually resumed from its Grasberg mine in Indonesia’s Papua region to the Manyar smelter in East Java, and production at the smelter should restart next month, as scheduled, he said.Activities at Grasberg’s main mine were halted last year following a fatal mud flow incident. The recovery in operations is ongoing and the mine is expected to approach full capacity by the end of 2027, Wenas said.Since mining activities restarted, Freeport’s other smelter, PT Smelting, was the priority recipient of Grasberg’s copper concentrate output.Production of copper cathode this year is estimated to reach nearly 400,000 metric tons from both the Manyar and PT Smelting facilities.(Reporting by Bernadette Christina; Writing by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by David Stanway).

Freeport Indonesia aims for Manyar smelter restart next month, CEO says

Coal India said on Thursday that it won the Gadadharpur iron ore block in the eastern state of Odisha through a competitive auction.This marks the state-run miner’s entry into iron ore mining, according to commodities consultancy BigMint.The block contains 288 million tonnes of resources, the company said in an exchange filing. Coal India will pay the Odisha government a premium equivalent to 114.05% of the value of minerals dispatched from the block.Odisha is the top iron ore producing state and rising output is expected to support planned steelmaking capacity additions, as well as infrastructure and construction demand.(Reporting by Jatindra Dash in Bhubaneswar and Mridula Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Sonia Cheema)

Coal India wins iron ore block in Odisha state

Project exits and fiscal tensions highlight rising jurisdiction risk, strategist says

London-listed Ariana Resources expects to start producing gold from its greenfield project in Zimbabwe in 2028, the company’s managing director Kerim Sener said on Thursday.Ariana’s Dokwe project, about 110 kilometres (68 miles) north-west of Zimbabwe’s second-largest city Bulawayo, is the first large-scale greenfield project in the country in decades.The southern African country has a long history of gold production, but has struggled to attract significant investment since international mining firms including Rio Tinto, Delta Gold and Kinross exited the country more than two decades ago amid a political and economic crisis.A handful of mid-tier miners and a host of small-scale operators lifted Zimbabwe’s annual gold production to 46.7 metric tons in 2025 from a low of 3 tons in 2008, mostly by reviving and expanding old mines.The country’s top miners include the foreign-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation and Namib Minerals , state-backed Mutapa Gold Resources and a unit of the locally owned Padenga.With Dokwe’s 1.13 million ounces of reserves, Ariana forecasts open pit mine output to peak at 100,000 ounces per year over a 20-year project lifespan, according to a pre-feasibility study.A definitive feasibility study is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027.“With a fair wind, I’d like to think that we’re pouring our first gold in 2028,” Sener told Reuters.Ariana finds the Dokwe greenfield deposit’s qualities compelling, he said, bucking the established trend of acquiring brownfield assets.“Dokwe represented an opportunity to tackle what is the largest undeveloped gold deposit in Zimbabwe at the present time,” Sener said.“The other thing is the metallurgy. It looks to be fairly straightforward, a large part of the gold is amenable to gravity recovery,” he added.Sener said there was an ongoing shift in foreign investor sentiment towards Zimbabwe under the administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who took over from long-time leader Robert Mugabe after a 2017 coup.(Reporting by Nelson Banya, Editing by Kirsten Donovan)

Ariana Resources targets 2028 gold production from rare Zimbabwe greenfield mine

China’s state iron ore buyer has directed some steel mills to halt negotiations with Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) for shipments from September, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, escalating pressure on the world’s top iron ore producer during annual supply talks.China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) has increasingly used its buying power to wrest better terms for its steel makers by restricting purchases from big iron ore miners while contract talks are underway.In the run-up to the expiry of annual supply deals, miners typically discuss with customers their desired volumes and specific cargo and shipment dates for the next year, a trader said. CMRG has asked some mills not to settle those details, they said.Larger procurement volume CMRG is negotiating for more than half of China’s annual import volumes, according to commodity research group Wood Mackenzie’s estimates.The push to stall talks with Rio Tinto was aimed at pressuring mills that have not given up negotiation rights to CMRG to do so, two traders and an analyst said, which would hand the state-run trader a larger procurement volume and boost its bargaining power.The most active iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 closed daytime trade up by 2.57% to the highest since July 31 at 719 yuan ($106.54) per metric ton, while the benchmark September iron ore SZZFU6 on the Singapore Exchange jumped 2.15% to $96.45 a ton as of 0823 GMT, also the highest since July 31.CMRG has already targeted Australia’s other top iron ore producers — (ASX: BHP), Fortescue (ASX: FMG) and privately held Hancock Prospecting, owned by Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart.Australia supplies more than half of China’s iron ore imports, making it by far its largest source of the steelmaking ingredient, and the material is Australia’s most valuable commodity export.CMRG did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Rio Tinto declined to comment.Under pressure BHP faced progressive purchasing bans on some products through late 2025 and early 2026 as its annual term contract negotiations dragged on. Restrictions were lifted following a visit by its then incoming CEO Brandon Craig in April.Meanwhile, a top executive at Fortescue last week said CMRG’s actions were undermining China’s stable iron ore supply.Rio Tinto had been seen as insulated from some of that pressure given its largest shareholder is China’s state-owned Chinalco, which also leads the consortium partnering Rio Tinto in the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea.However, this week its chief executive of iron ore, Matthew Holcz, said negotiating leverage has shifted away from iron ore producers as growing supply has balanced the market.Holcz said tension was always present between buyers and sellers, but Rio was focused on long-term ties and “win-win” opportunities.Australia’s major miners and their lobbyists have asked Canberra for help in pushing back against Beijing’s efforts, including raising the prospect of a single selling desk for the country’s most valuable commodity export.But the view from at least one miner was that Canberra has been trying to repair its relationship with China so might not want to take up this fight right now. China unofficially banned a swathe of Australia’s commodity exports, including coal, wine and beef, between 2020 and 2023.($1 = 6.7489 Chinese yuan renminbi)(Reporting by Melanie Burton and Reuters staff; Editing by Sonali Paul and David Holmes)

CMRG tells some steel mills to halt talks with Rio Tinto, sources say

The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned exports ‌of copper concentrate and cobalt concentrate as it escalates efforts to force domestic processing and retain more value from its mineral resources, a government order reviewed by Reuters on Thursday shows.After Reuters reported the ban, benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose by as much as 1.8% to $14,369.50 a metric ton, the highest since January ​29 when the metal hit an all-time peak of $14,527.50.Congo is seeking to leverage its position as the world’s largest cobalt supplier and ​a major source of other energy-transition minerals, including copper, to build domestic processing capacity and retain a greater share ⁠of the wealth flowing from its mines.The June 29 order, signed by Mines Minister Louis Kabamba Watum, Foreign Trade Minister Julien Paluku Kahongya and ​Economy Minister Daniel Mukoko Samba, says “the export of copper and cobalt concentrates is prohibited”.The ban takes effect immediately, although one-year export waivers may be granted ​under strategic circumstances, the order said, without explaining further.It also introduced a tax regime with a three-month transition period for economically significant mining by-products.In a statement posted on the LSEG platform on Thursday, Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) said its Kamoa-Kakula copper complex – a joint venture with China’s Zijin Mining and the Congolese government – had received multiple exemptions allowing ​it to export copper concentrate since production began in 2021.“Currently, copper concentrate produced by Kamoa-Kakula is smelted at the on-site smelter or at the ​Lualaba copper smelter, in Kolwezi. In addition, the Kipushi Mine has a derogation in place allowing the export of the operation’s zinc concentrates,” the company said.Congo pushes for local processing The ban was motivated by “the need to encourage mining operators to market or export commercial mineral products with high added value,” the order said.Congo has imposed bans on copper and cobalt concentrate exports in 2013, 2019 and 2023, while granting waivers where domestic smelting capacity was insufficient.The latest order repeals the 2023 order and its exemptions, and replaces it with a broader framework governing mineral exports and the taxation of economically significant mining by-products.Congo mostly ​exports copper in the form of ​refined metal. It exported 696,725 ⁠tons of copper cathodes in the first quarter of 2026, compared with 53,926 tons of copper concentrates containing 18,863 tons of copper metal, according to official data.It also shipped 51,940 tons of cobalt hydroxides containing 17,054 tons ​of cobalt metal over the same period.Christian-Geraud Neema, a mining analyst at non-profit organisation the China-Global South Project, ​said the latest ⁠ban was unlikely to have a severe impact on most operators as the bulk of Congo’s copper and cobalt is already refined domestically.He said the most affected could be Kamoa-Kakula as it still exports some concentrate under exemptions. Zijin did not immediately respond to a request for comment and neither did the ⁠Congolese chamber ​of mines.The new tax regime covers a wide range of minerals and says the tax ​on mining by-products applies to trace and ultra-trace minerals recovered during refining using a 55% valuation coefficient, with royalties charged alongside those on the main mineral.(Reporting by Ange Adihe Kasongo ​and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila; additional reporting by Tom Daly in London and Ernest Scheyder in Houston; Editing by Veronica Brown, Louise Heavens and Barbara Lewis)

Congo bans copper and cobalt concentrates exports, official order says

Glencore (LON: GLEN) earned 66 times more from energy trading in the first half of 2026 than it did a year earlier, joining other major commodity traders profiting from market turmoil created by the Iran war.Glencore booked $2.66 billion in first-half adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) from trading on Wednesday, up from just $40 million a year earlier.U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday accused oil majors ExxonMobil XOM.N and Chevron CVX.N of making “too much money” with high gasoline prices a risk for his Republican Party as it seeks to retain control of Congress in November midterm elections.Glencore joins the trading desks of European oil majors BP BP.L, Shell SHEL.L, TotalEnergies TTEF.PA and rival trading house Trafigura in reaping billions in profits this year.Trafigura reported $4.1 billion in net profit for the six months through March.Crude, fuel and LNG prices hit all-time record or multi-year highs earlier this year as the Iran war effectively halted tanker traffic leaving the Gulf.“The Oil and Gas department was the primary contributor, which benefited from significant dislocations across LNG, oil and shipping markets,” Glencore CEO Gary Nagle said.Its first-half results put it on track to rebound from three straight years of lower earnings from energy marketing.Its trading volumes surged to around 5.2 million barrels per day of crude and fuels, about 24% more than its 2025 average, Glencore’s results showed on Wednesday.Looking ahead to the second half, Glencore said that significant inventory drawdowns had left oil markets increasingly sensitive to disruptions.Glencore shares were up 3.4% at 1130 GMT.(Reporting by Robert Harvey; editing by Jason Neely)

Glencore’s energy trading profits soar on Iran war 

Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s largest producer of lithium for batteries, posted a spike in quarterly profit on Wednesday due to a jump in prices for the ultralight metal.The results reflected an improvement in the lithium market after a supply glut forced the company and peers last year to cut staff and curtail growth projects.Albemarle said the average price it received for its lithium rose 61% during the quarter and its sales volumes increased 11%.“We continue to see resilient demand fundamentals across our core markets, including energy storage, electric vehicles, and semiconductors,” CEO Kent Masters said in a statement.The company, which operates across the Americas, Australia, Asia and Europe, reported second-quarter net income of $480 million, or $3.52 per share, compared to $22.9 million in the year-ago quarter.Excluding one-time items, Albemarle earned $3.75 per share. By that measure, analysts expected earnings of $3.24 per share, according to IBES data from LSEG.Shares gained 1% to $120 in after-hours trading on Wednesday.The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company plans to hold a conference call on Thursday to discuss the results.(Reporting by Ernest Scheyder; Editing by Nia Williams and Jamie Freed)

Albemarle quarterly profit surges on rising lithium prices

Chile’s state-run copper miner Codelco has paused one of its expansion projects at its flagship El Teniente mine a year after a deadly collapse, saying recent studies show greater seismic risk than initially thought.An accident on July 31, 2025, killed six workers and forced Codelco to halt production throughout various sections of El Teniente, the world’s biggest underground copper mine, just as it was grappling with lifting production from quarter-century lows.Codelco said it opted to put expansion works within the Andes Norte section of the mine on hold to ensure worker safety, citing analyses over the past six months that point to seismic risks related to the depth of the deposit, different from those that had been previously identified and monitored.“The available evidence is consistent with the possible existence of an emerging risk associated with the greater depth of the Andes Norte project,” Codelco said in a statement, adding that it would continue to study the issue.“These analyses have identified the existence of an emerging seismic phenomenon with characteristics different from the risks that have historically been known and managed in the operation,” it said.Andes Norte sits near the Andesita and Teniente 7 sections that were most affected by the collapse, which packed an impact equivalent to a 4.2-magnitude earthquake. Codelco faces criminal, regulatory and technical investigations and is still investigating the precise cause of the disaster.Mining companies worldwide are increasingly turning to very deep underground operations in an attempt to boost output, in some cases compensating for aging, depleted mines.El Teniente, which is more than a century old, spans more than 4,500 kilometers (2,800 miles) of tunnels and underground galleries in the Andes mountains. It sits about 75 kilometers (47 miles) southeast of Chile’s capital Santiago.(Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon in Mexico City and Fabian Cambero in Santiago, Editing by Iñigo Alexander and Lisa Shumaker)

Codelco halts El Teniente mine expansion over seismic risk

Lockheed Martin is in talks to buy supplies of two critical minerals from U.S. ​mines, two sources familiar with the discussions said, as President Donald Trump pressures defense contractors to cut reliance on China.The world’s largest defense contractor is negotiating ‌with NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ: NB) for supply of scandium, and Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) and 5N Plus (TSX: VNP) for supply of germanium, both of which are used in military equipment ranging from aircraft components to infrared sensors, the sources said.The deals would mark a significant step in the U.S. push to build domestic mineral supply chains, but face hurdles: Chinese suppliers have long offered cheaper prices, and U.S. mining and processing capacity remains limited.Lockheed makes the F-35 Lightning II fighter ​jet, Patriot interceptor missiles and other weaponry for the U.S. government. As China has tightened controls on critical minerals exports in recent years, Trump has pressured Lockheed and its ​peers to support U.S. mines with long-term supply deals.Last month, he signed an executive order making it harder for defense contractors to obtain waivers that ⁠had allowed them for years to buy minerals from China and other prohibited foreign suppliers.That order has highlighted how far behind U.S. miners and processors are in their race to match ​China’s market dominance, even as dozens of U.S. projects for a range of minerals are under development, Reuters reported last week.Colorado-based NioCorp Developments has signed a preliminary deal to supply Lockheed with ​15 metric tons per year of scandium, one of the 17 rare earths that can be used to make lightweight, corrosion-resistant alloys for aircraft, according to a source familiar with the agreement and details seen by Reuters. These have not been previously reported.NioCorp will supply the metal from its Nebraska mine, slated to open by 2028 with annual production of 100 metric tons.The agreement would need to be finalized, although the ​two companies have an existing relationship as part of a Pentagon-funded research program.The contracted volume would be roughly a quarter of global scandium demand, which the U.S. Geological Survey estimates at ​about 60 metric tons and rising.“Both companies recognize how important scandium has become to the future of American defense technology,” said Mark Smith, NioCorp’s CEO.Lockheed said it appreciated “the work NioCorp is doing to establish ‌a domestic source ⁠of scandium.”The U.S. has not mined scandium since 1969. Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) is the only North American scandium producer, with capacity to produce roughly nine metric tons annually.Germanium negotiations Separately, Lockheed is in talks with Teck Resources for a supply of germanium, used to make infrared sensors and other military equipment, a second person familiar with those negotiations said.Teck mines and produces a zinc and germanium concentrate from its Red Dog mine in Alaska. That concentrate is then smelted in British Columbia and the two metals are separated.Teck does not break out its annual germanium production but ​has called itself the largest North American producer ​and fourth-largest globally. The USGS estimates that ⁠global germanium consumption is roughly 60 metric tons annually and rising.The U.S. imports more than half of its germanium needs.Lockheed is also in germanium supply talks with Quebec-based 5N Plus (TSX: VNP), which earlier this year received Pentagon funding to process the metal from recycled feedstock in Utah, ​the second source added.“What Lockheed basically wants is a long-term supply chain security,” according to the second source. “Because they are under pressure, ​so they really want to ⁠know if the supply is coming from China or elsewhere.”Negotiations with both Teck and 5N have been going on for more than a year. Pricing and the length of the contracts have been sticking points, according to the source.Representatives for 5N were not immediately available to comment. Teck declined to comment on specific commercial agreements, but said it has agreed to work with the Canadian ⁠government to increase ​germanium processing in British Columbia.Asked about the germanium discussions, Lockheed said it continuously assesses “the global critical minerals supply ​chain to ensure access to materials that support our customers’ missions.”Chinese critical minerals prices have for years been cheaper than those from Western sources due to differences in mining practices, regulatory standards and other factors. Reuters reported earlier ​this year that Western governments are trying to set regional minerals prices free from Chinese interference.(Reporting by Ernest Scheyder in Houston and Divya Rajagopal in Toronto; Editing by Veronica Brown and Sanjeev Miglani)

Lockheed seeks US mineral supplies after Trump supply-chain push, sources say

Supply pressure stemming from the depletion of iron ore mines built earlier this century, such as those in Australia, is set to underpin the iron ore market and prices over the coming decade, a Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) executive said on Wednesday.Rio expects to invest more than $13 billion on new mines, plant and equipment in the Pilbara region from 2025 to 2027 while estimating that 800 million tonnes needs to be added globally across the next decade to maintain supply.Only 300 million tonnes has been committed.“It feels like every year, the demise of iron ore is very much being exaggerated,” Matthew Holcz, Rio’s iron ore chief executive, told a lunch event at the Melbourne Mining Club.“While I think the demand story has been reasonably well understood, I really think it’s been on the supply side, so disruptions have been underestimated,” he said, pointing to annual cyclones that strike Western Australia’s Pilbara coast from November to April.“I think the rate of depletion is very much underestimated,” Holcz added.“If we look at when the industry really boomed, 2005, 2010, 2015, a lot of those assets are now 15, 20 years old, and the scale of the iron ore industry … has increased.”Investment in new supply is only a fraction of that seen at the start of last decade, Holcz said.“Marginal costs are a lot higher … so we think there’s good price support around the levels that we’re enjoying in recent years.”China’s demand is expected to be stable until 2030 before declining slightly, but the Global South will bolster demand, particularly India, which Rio expects to be a net iron ore importer around 2035.Change in leverage On China’s state buyer, now more assertive in price talks with suppliers, Holcz said tension between buyers and sellers always prevailed but Rio was focused on long term ties and “win-win” opportunities.“The supply-demand balance has shifted,” he told media in remarks on the sidelines. “You’ve got a market that is much more in balance, and certainly that’s shifted some of the leverage.”Referring to union matters in the Pilbara, where workers are set to strike this weekend at BHP’s BHP.AX Port Hedland operations, Holcz favoured a “direct relationship” with workers that he said has historically led to better outcomes.Future capital spending decisions would hinge on competition, industrial relations and tax provisions elsewhere, areas in which Australia is falling behind.Rio Tinto has no major exposure to iron ore trader Radiant World, Holcz added.Trading houses Vitol Group and Cargill have stopped trading with Radiant World over concerns that invoices provided to its banks may not have been valid, Bloomberg News said last week, which Radiant world denies.“From a Rio Tinto perspective, there isn’t any exposure there that we’re concerned about,” Holcz said.(Reporting by Melanie Burton in Melbourne; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

Iron ore mine depletion to underpin prices next decade, Rio Tinto says

Mining lithium for batteries is a growing part of South Africa’s plan to use the global shift towards green energy to revive its economy, but now it faces a challenge from thousands of angry farmers who fear losing productive land to open-pit mines.On the southeast coast, where a lithium mine operates and more than a dozen prospecting licences have been granted since 2023, scores of generations-old farming communities are relocating.A coalition of activists is launching objections to the prospecting, which according to one group, the South Coast Guardians Association (SCGA), threatens 30,000 jobs in farming, labouring or services in this sugar-exporting and tourism hub.Data from South Africa’s mines department reviewed by Reuters show lithium prospecting licences laying claim to some 73,000 hectares (282 square miles), an area slightly larger than the city of Pretoria.Most of it is farmland spanning 117 farms, but also beaches.The existing lithium mine, which also plans to expand, covers 150 hectares of pits and 180 hectares of waste dumps.“Should all these prospecting licences be granted mining licences, the impact would be catastrophic,” SCGA General Manager Heather McLoed said.“It affects the small-scale farmers directly, their communities, their shops, and … the sugar mill” handling their harvests, she said at the mill, which crushes 2 million metric tons of cane a year from 2,000 small-scale and 600 commercial growers.As the climate crisis and disrupted oil shipments from the U.S.-Iran war propel investment in clean energy, South Africa has made critical minerals key to its economic revival plans.President Cyril Ramaphosa in February told parliament South Africa had 40 trillion rand ($2.39 trillion) worth of critical minerals, describing them as a “sunrise industry” with potential to create jobs and strengthen the industrial base.SOME VILLAGERS ALREADY LOSING HOMES TO LITHIUM On an afternoon in June, Albert Mthembu, 62, was examining the fissures in his brick bungalow in the hillside village of Magog, in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, the largest of the country’s three lithium hotspots.He told Reuters the fissures were caused by blasting from the mines.An excavator on the adjacent hill was kicking up clouds of dust as it shifted rocks; Mthembu had visited the doctor twice for lung issues.Having lived in Magog since he was 6, he wanted his children to inherit the house and neat lawn occupied by chickens.Now, he sees no option but to move.“The blasting isn’t good. We’ve got kids, we’ve got animals, the trees are even being damaged,” he said on the slopes of the village, where dying trees drooped.Mthembu’s friend has already left, his house reduced to rubble by workers expanding the mine, according to three villagers. Seven other houses were visibly dismantled.Reuters interviewed 11 farmers in the area, all of whom shared similar concerns.A spokesperson for the mineral resources department did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment.The privately owned mining company was relocating villagers, but many were unhappy with the new land, Mthembu said, as it was remote and less suitable for planting.SA Lithium Director Ian Harbottle said it had relocated 150 farmers, all willingly.“If there’s one challenge, I’m unable to move them fast (enough) because everybody is significantly better off,” he said.LOW CARBON MEANS LESS MINERAL EXTRACTION Clean energy requires less material extraction than the fossil fuel industry it is replacing.A 2024 Breakthrough Institute paper showed that coal, South Africa’s power-generation staple, extracts 1,180 tons of material per gigawatt, on average, compared with 59 tons for wind and 45 tons for solar, including all the minerals for battery storage in an average installation.Yet landscape-scarring mining remains a contentious part of the transition in countries from Portugal to the United States. Rock waste can degrade land quality, as has happened in Australia and China.“Yes, it … does make a hole. Yes, there are dumps, but we’ve done extensive (anti-pollution) work. We are more than compliant,” Harbottle said, adding that the mine had created over a thousand jobs.According to one farmers’ submission on SA Lithium’s plans to expand over 6,000 hectares, the mine could “permanently degrade water quality, soil quality and reduce the long-term viability of farming”.Harbottle disputes that.“No water from the mine ever goes into any of the rivers” but into dams to be used for processing or dust suppression, he said.SA Lithium’s operations are tiny compared with the area being prospected, where farmers grow an annual million tons of cane and macadamia nuts.That worries locals more than the existing mine.“The future of farming here is gone,” said Joe Nkala, 51, a cane-growing consultant to small farmers, on a hilltop with sugar farms down one side and a black-grey gash on the other.“My kids will have to find a new life.”(By Tim Cocks)($1 = 16.7264 rand)

Lithium mining for green power triggers eco-outcry from South African farmers

A two-day strike will go ahead at BHP’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia this weekend despite progress in talks on Tuesday between unions and the global miner, a union spokesperson said.BHP ships some $80 million of iron ore daily through Port Hedland, which is the world’s biggest export hub for iron ore.As flagged last week, workers plan to impose a 24-hour ban on loading ships on Saturday, August 8, followed by a 24-hour work stoppage at the Port Hedland Bulk Export Terminal beginning at 05:30 AWST on August 9 (21:30 GMT August 8).The action is likely to hold up 16 iron ore shipments over the two days, the union spokesperson said. BHP, the world’s third-biggest iron ore producer, has said it has plans to ensure that operations can continue.Around 150 workers are expected to take part in the action, as the parties strive to reach terms on a four-year enterprise agreement.“The meeting was productive, and while substantive issues are yet to be resolved, the parties have identified a path forward which we will pursue over coming weeks,” a spokesperson for Combined Ports Unions said in a statement.Industrial action will still proceed as previously indicated, the union said.The action is not expected to affect rival miners Fortescue and Hancock Prospecting, which also use Port Hedland. The hub accounted for 75% of total iron ore exports from the Pilbara in the year to June.BHP said it would present an updated proposal at the next meeting on August 18, the same day that it will report its annual results.Australia’s workplace regulator, the Fair Work Commission, is working with BHP and the unions on reaching an agreement.“With another meeting scheduled and an updated proposal to come, we have made significant progress with the Commission’s assistance and there is no need for the unions to continue with their planned industrial action,” it said.BHP has been negotiating for more than seven months with unions representing around 450 operators and maintenance workers over a new pay deal.The unions said workers were seeking enforceable wage and condition protections. Workers argue that extreme heat, long hours and time away from family mean they should not be facing lower rates than workers in cities.The fracture comes amid rising costs of living and a record share price for BHP, which is the world’s biggest listed miner and Australia’s largest listed company.(By Sneha Kumar, Rajasik Mukherjee and Melanie Burton in Melbourne; Editing by Tom Hogue and Sonali Paul)

BHP faces weekend strike at Port Hedland iron ore hub as wage talks drag

A freeze on Rio Tinto approaching Glencore for a takeover expires this week, but people who have been briefed by top executives don’t expect any fresh tie-up talks for now as CEO Simon Trott focuses on cost cuts and asset sales.Trott launched a simplification strategy to collapse Rio Tinto into three core businesses and concentrate on its most profitable assets after he took the top job at the world’s second-biggest listed miner a year ago.But within months, he was running the numbers on the prospect of a $200 &nbsp;billion mega-merger that would join Glencore’s marketing and copper assets with Rio Tinto’s operational expertise to maximize its copper potential.Ultimately, Trott found no value case, and the miner walked away on February 5, setting in train a six-month standstill under UK takeover rules which expires on Tuesday.“The company got a pretty clear message back when talks were on, that they shouldn’t go there. If Simon Trott started up talks again, then from a corporate governance perspective, the share price would take a hit,” said Michael Bell, chief investment officer of Solaris Investment Management in Brisbane, which holds Rio shares.Trott has reassured Australian investors that Rio Tinto has no reason to revisit talks with Glencore, three people said.Rio Tinto declined to comment.“The changes that Rio Tinto has been making in the past few years with aluminum, lithium and copper are what people want to see for future growth, not a return to coal,” Bell added. Glencore is among the world’s top five coal exporters.Surging coal prices earlier this year had raised Glencore CEO Gary Nagle’s hopes that Rio Tinto may be open to another look at creating the world’s biggest mining company, three investors said in March.“The ball is in Glencore’s court. Any offer of value would have to be vastly different to the offer of value that was discussed and rebuffed six months ago,” said Glyn Lawcock, an analyst with Barrenjoey.Glencore declined to comment.The value equation has shifted in Glencore’s favour, with its shares having jumped 33% this year, against an 18% rise in Rio Tinto’s UK-listed shares.The rally in Glencore’s share price is “definitely something that reduces the chances that Rio will come back,” said analyst Jon Mills at Morningstar, adding it would dilute Rio’s shareholders and undermine Trott’s call to walk away.Trott’s immediate priority and first test is liberating $10 billion-plus through divestments, targeting half of that by year end, while expanding trading and pursuing copper opportunities.Rio Tinto “should be looking to partner and bolt-on,” he told analysts on a results call last week.“The strategic challenge that Rio’s approach to Glencore highlighted – a lack of copper growth options post 2030 – is one that is not easily solved other than via M&amp;A,” Barclays analysts said in a note.Glencore woos Australian investorsGlencore meanwhile has focused on proving up its copper assets, while also raising its visibility Down Under. After it reports its half-year results on Wednesday it will host calls with Australian institutional investors, including non-shareholders.The investor outreach comes after the company underestimated the impact of Australian opposition to a potential merger with Rio Tinto, due to issues like its coal exposure, uncertainties around the value of its marketing business and historic corporate governance issues.The reception to a potential marriage was much warmer in the UK, where BlackRock, a top shareholder in both firms, has backed consolidation among large miners.As Glencore considers its options, a Sydney listing remains one avenue, alongside seeking other partners.People familiar with Glencore’s thinking told Reuters in June that a friendly approach by the Swiss company for a conversation with top global miner BHP, with its new boss Brandon Craig in place, could not be ruled out.BHP declined to comment. Craig, however, has indicated BHP remains squarely focused on growing its own assets.“Our position is that we would not support a Glencore tie with BHP or Rio,” said Bell of Solaris.Chatter around an Australian listing has died down, two bankers said, though they said that did not mean it was off the cards. Several funds have expressed interest in investing should Glencore decide to list Down Under.(By Melanie Burton; Editing by Sonali Paul)

Rio Tinto signals no rush to revive Glencore deal as standstill ends

For mining firms in Zambia, priorities for next week’s elections include stronger incentives for processing minerals, reviving exploration and expanding power generation, measures they say are needed to deliver the country’s goal of tripling copper output.Africa’s second-largest copper producer is targeting annual output of 3 million metric tons, nearly triple current levels, as it seeks to capitalize on growing demand for the metal used in EV, power networks and construction.That demand has spurred a more than 40% jump in benchmark copper future prices in the past year to $14,000 a ton.“The ambition to triple copper production will require stronger incentives for exploration, local manufacturing and value addition, alongside major infrastructure investments,” said Ayo Sopitan, chief executive of mid-tier miner Metalex Commodities.Sopitan said Zambia also needed stronger rule of law and dispute-resolution mechanisms, while export duties on concentrates continued to weigh on producers without refining capacity.Anthony Malenga, president of Zambia’s Chamber of Mines said high investor confidence through tax reforms and closer engagement with miners has helped attract more than $10 billion in investment since the 2021 election.He said policy discussions between government and miners are helping address most outstanding issues on competitiveness, but Zambia’s growth ambitions now depend on maintaining a robust exploration pipeline.“The mining industry needs real growth and this can only happen with increased spending on greenfield exploration,” Malenga said, adding that licensing reforms should ensure exploration permits are held by companies with the capacity to develop projects.Over 8 million Zambians to voteMining is the backbone of Zambia’s economy, contributing about 9% of GDP, generating 72% of export earnings and accounting for nearly half of government revenue.More than 8 million Zambians are registered to vote on August 13 to elect a president, lawmakers and local government representatives.Analysts expect President Hakainde Hichilema to secure re-election in a peaceful poll, pointing to broad policy continuity for investors.A senior industry source said Zambia had introduced several significant reforms over the last four years, including currency regulations, local-content rules and fuel-cost measures.While investors expect limited changes to the fiscal regime after the election, Menzi Ndhlovu, lead analyst at Signal Risk, said power shortages and labour pressures pose the biggest threats to Zambia’s copper growth ambitions.Power generating capacity may be inadequate to support major mining expansion without significant new investment while labour unions could seek wage increases amid rising mining activity, Ndhlovu said.Zambia’s mines ministry did not respond to a Reuters request for immediate comment.Industry executives estimate Zambia needs at least 2,000 megawatts of additional capacity to support its production targets, though recent investments should ease supply pressures.(By Chris Mfula and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila; Editing by Jason Neely)

Zambia miners eye election with hopes for support for copper expansion

India’s top iron ore producing state of Odisha has warned steelmakers and miners of strict action over alleged grade manipulation and misdeclaration, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and three sources, a crackdown that analysts say could tighten domestic iron ore supplies.India, the world’s second-largest crude steel producer after China, is expected to produce 340 million to 345 million metric tons of iron ore, the key raw material used in steelmaking, in 2026-27, up from about 316 million tons a year earlier, commodities consultancy BigMint said.Any disruption to supplies from resource-rich Odisha could scupper those production targets.The warning follows inspections that “revealed a consistent grade manipulation by the lessees,” which include major steel producers, resulting in a “substantial loss” of state revenues, according to a July 6 government document reviewed by Reuters.The companies named in the July 6 letter included JSW Steel, Tata Steel, state-run Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Jindal Steel and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India.A Tata Steel spokesperson denied any discrepancies, saying it pays royalties as per prescribed norms and that most of its iron ore dispatches are in the highest royalty grade.JSW declined to comment. SAIL and Jindal Steel did not respond to Reuters‘ emails seeking comment. Odisha’s Directorate of Mines and Geology also did not respond to requests for comment.Government officials met steel and mining associations and company executives last month to discuss the findings, according to July 13 meeting minutes and a source familiar with the matter.“Any deliberate grade manipulation, misdeclaration or suppression of mineral value affecting government revenue shall be viewed very seriously and strictly dealt with,” the meeting minutes showed.Odisha’s steel and mines department directed lessees to revise mining plans and seek approval from the Indian Bureau of Mines where actual ore grades differ from approved grades, according to the minutes.Analysts say stricter inspections are already affecting lower grade ore availability.Offers for lower grade ore have become limited in the merchant market over the past month because of intensified inspections by Odisha authorities, BigMint said.“Since Odisha is the largest producer of iron ore in the country, if the issue escalates, it might impact the overall availability of iron ore in the country,” said B.K. Bhatia, a mining expert and former director general of the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries.Industry representatives disputed the state’s allegations.“Industry has raised concerns that the grades extracted are as per the geology and that is not under anyone’s control,” one industry representative said, declining to be identified because they were not authorized to speak to the media.(By Neha Arora, Jatindra Dash and Arpan Chaturvedi; Editing by Mayank Bhardwaj and Saad Sayeed)

India’s Odisha state warns iron ore miners, steelmakers over grade manipulation

President Donald Trump is expected to attend a roundtable on Friday with top mining executives hosted by the US State Department, according to two people familiar with the planning.The event is part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to expand domestic and allied supplies of critical minerals needed for energy, defense and advanced technologies. The agenda, participants and other details remain fluid and could change, according to the sources.The administration has made securing critical minerals supply chains a priority, taking steps to boost domestic production and processing, reduce reliance on China and strengthen partnerships with allies.It has argued that expanding the sector will require not only investment in mines and processing facilities but also a larger pipeline of skilled workers, including engineers, geologists, miners and technicians, as companies face a shortage of talent needed to support future projects.The US Department of Energy is also expected to host an event on Friday focused on workforce development, according to a third person with direct knowledge of the planning.That event will include representatives from all 14 accredited US mining schools, and aims to raise awareness of mining as a career path while highlighting the need for more students to enter the field, the source said.China’s broad network of mining schools has helped it become the world’s largest minerals producer.The White House, Energy Department and State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.“We look forward to continuing to work with (the administration) on solutions to responsibly develop our nation’s vast resources, secure our supply chains and create the mining workforce of the future,” said Ashley Burke of the National Mining Association, an industry trade group.(By Jarrett Renshaw, Ernest Scheyder and Humeyra Pamuk; Editing by Mark Porter)

Trump expected to attend event with mining execs amid critical minerals push

Kazakhstan increased its uranium production in the first six months of 2026 by 9% year-on-year, Kazatomprom, the world’s largest uranium producer, reported on Monday.It said it had produced 13,291 tons of uranium in the first half of the year compared to 12,242 in the first six months of 2025.Kazatomprom sells uranium oxide concentrate, an intermediate product in the processing of natural uranium into nuclear fuel, under long-term contracts with only small volumes sold on the spot market.Kazakh state fund Samruk-Kazyna owns 75% of Kazatomprom’s shares, which since 2019 are listed on the London Stock Exchange.(By Mariya Gordeyeva and Gleb Stolyarov; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

Kazakhstan’s H1 uranium output up 9% year-on-year

Indonesia has resumed exports of minerals that may contain rare earths as byproducts, the president’s office said on Monday, amid uncertainty about a ban on shipments of rare earth elements.Exports of minerals including bauxite, alumina, copper cathodes, and nickel derivatives have faced delays due to a mandatory testing program for rare earth element contents.“Exporting rare earth elements as a primary product is indeed prohibited. It does not automatically apply to REE content found as accompanying or byproduct elements in primary and derivative mining products,” presidential chief of staff Dudung Abdurachman said in a press conference.The announcement is “a transitional guideline” for exporters, surveyors, and customs and excise authorities, Dudung said.Indonesia is a major exporter of minerals, yet its rare earth production remains limited, occurring mainly as a byproduct. The government had not previously specified how much rare earth material may be present in shipments of other minerals.Dudung said PT Sucofindo, which carries out the mandatory testing program, will soon issue 85 surveyor reports that were delayed after they indicated rare earth elements.Last week, nickel industry group FINI said businesses are waiting for around 120 surveyor reports to be issued.“Previously there were just over a hundred ships that were delayed. But they are now able to sail,” Dudung said.The delayed surveyor reports mainly belong to companies which export alumina, copper cathode, and nickel-derived commodities, he said.Dudung also said that exports of mining products which contain radioactive elements may be allowed as long as the content “is classified as naturally occurring radioactive material” and fulfilled safety testing and requirements according to regulations.The government will meet with stakeholders on Monday to discuss the concentration limits for each element, laboratory testing methods, verification mechanisms and guidelines for issuing surveyor reports, he said.(By Stefanno Sulaiman and Ananda Teresia; Editing by John Mair)

Indonesian official says exports of minerals with rare earth byproducts taking place

Mali could leverage revenues from recent mining sector reforms to raise up to 500 billion CFA francs ($883.1 million) for energy, water and transport projects, its finance minister said, part of a bid to turn higher mining income into infrastructure financing.The comments offer the first indication of how Mali’s military government intends to deploy the windfall from its 2023 mining code overhaul, which raised royalties and increased state stakes in mining projects, sparking disputes with operators including Canada’s Barrick.Officials said in December a government audit had recovered 761 billion CFA francs in alleged arrears from mining companies.Sources of funding Speaking on state television over the weekend after the first meeting of the Energy, Water and Transport Infrastructure Development Fund, Mali’s Finance Minister Alousseni Sanou said the fund had mobilized 109.14 billion CFA francs between January 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026.Created in 2023, it is financed exclusively by contributions from large and small-scale mining permit holders, including 1% of quarterly turnover and 10% of ad valorem taxes during a mine’s first five years, rising to 2% thereafter, Sanou said.He said the fund generates at least 50 billion CFA francs annually and could be leveraged to secure substantially larger financing for infrastructure projects.Mali’s Infrastructure and Transport Minister Dembele Madina Sissoko said projects presented to the fund included railway developments, road construction, boat acquisitions and projects linked to state-owned Mali Airlines SA.Resource producers across Africa have been seeking a larger share of mining profits of late. Ghana’s parliament last year approved the use of mineral revenues to fund a flagship infrastructure program known as the Big Push, officials said.($1 = 566.2000 CFA francs)(By Tiemoko Diallo; Editing by Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Jan Harvey)

Mali says mining-backed fund could unlock up to $800M for infrastructure projects

Fortescue said on Friday the actions of China’s state iron ore buyer were undermining the stable supply of iron ore to the country and it hoped for a swift return to normal market conditions after some of its shipments were affected.China’s state iron ore buyer, China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG), is using increasingly hardball tactics against iron ore miners to tighten its grip on the $132 billion seaborne market and extract better terms for steel mills, which are suffering amid low margins and falling demand.CMRG asked some domestic steel mills not to take delivery of certain portside iron ore products from Fortescue earlier this month, with the two parties locked in annual term contract negotiations, Reuters reported. BHP faced a similar ban earlier this year.“The recent developments related to (CMRG) is the latest example of trade friction affecting the iron ore industry undermining the stable supply of iron ore to China. We hope to see a return to normal market conditions as soon as possible,” Agustín Pichot, Fortescue’s CEO for growth and energy, told an analyst call.Australia’s iron ore producers have been under pressure from CMRG, as well as unions’ growing influence in the Pilbara iron ore region, with BHP facing its biggest strike action in decades next weekend at Port Hedland.“We feel for what’s happening with BHP. The industry landscape has shifted dramatically,” Fortescue Metals CEO Dino Otranto told the call. “We’re certainly not immune to the same issues … (but) we are confident our culture will get us through it.”Shares in Fortescue fell 3.3% against a 0.2% rise in the mining index. Iron ore prices in Singapore were flat at $98 a metric ton.$525 million non-cash hit A delay to the ramp up of Fortescue’s magnetite operations, flagged back in May, is expected to cost the miner an after-tax non-cash impairment of $525 million that would be excluded from its 2026 underlying post-tax net profit.“Iron Bridge continues to deliver below its 22mtpa nameplate,” Jefferies, which has an underperform rating on the stock, said in a note.The company is exploring ways to lift port outload capacity, at Iron Bridge, currently seen as the key constraint to volume growth.Fortescue’s overall iron ore shipments fell 5% for the June quarter to 52.7 million metric tons, but came in above a Visible Alpha consensus estimate of 52.48 million tons.The world’s No. 4 iron ore miner expects to ship between 197 million tons to 207 million tons of the steel-making commodity in 2027, compared with 201.3 million tons shipped in 2026, banking on production improvements at its Iron Bridge magnetite mine and core hematite operations.Fortescue flagged rising production costs. It managed to keep its Hematite C1 unit costs within its forecast at $18.74 per wet metric ton for the year. They rose 6% sequentially primarily due to higher diesel prices.The company sees Hematite C1 unit cost for 2027 in the range of $20.50 to $21.75 per wet metric ton. Fortescue will report its annual results on August 24.(By Jasmeen Ara Shaikh, Nichiket Sunil and Melanie Burton; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Kate Mayberry)

Fortescue says China’s CMRG actions disrupting supply stability

Brazilian miner Vale posted on Thursday a 35% fall in its second-quarter net profit from a year earlier, while lifting the lower end of its copper and nickel 2026 production outlook range and announcing a new share buyback.On the downside, Vale increased its projections for all-in costs and production costs for iron ore this year by 11%, based on the mid-points, due to a stronger Brazilian real and higher oil prices.Vale, one of the largest iron ore producers in the world, posted a $1.38 billion net profit for the April-June quarter, below the $1.85 billion expected in a LSEG analyst poll, hit by financial effects including derivatives and taxes.Despite the decline, analysts from JPMorgan and Santander welcomed core earnings higher than expected, signaling a potential positive share reaction on Friday.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) landed at $3.68 billion, up 9% year-on-year.Vale said the increase came due to higher sales across its business segments, which offset a rise in freight and other costs, as well as currency effects.While the reported figure was below an LSEG adjusted EBITDA forecast of $3.83 billion, analysts noted that, when excluding some non-recurring items, core earnings would stand at $4.07 billion, above their expectations.Net revenue increased 19% in the period to $10.50 billion, roughly matching expectations of $10.47 billion.That was boosted by Vale’s highest second-quarter output since 2018 — the year before the collapse of a dam in the Brazilian city of Brumadinho, which killed an estimated 270 people and triggered a safety review of the firm’s projects.New projections, shareholder payout Vale announced a new share buyback program of up to 100 million shares to be carried out within an 18-month period, and the payment of $1.7 billion to shareholders through dividends and interest on equity.Separately, it projected 2026 copper production would land between 360,000 and 380,000 metric tons, raising the bottom end of the range by 10,000 tons from its previous forecast.For nickel, the firm estimated output between 185,000 and 200,000 tons this year, also up by 10,000 tons at the bottom end of the range. (By Andre Romani and Marta Nogueira; Editing by Chris Reese, Natalia Siniawski and Sonali Paul)

Vale posts profit fall, lifts base metals outlook and unveils buyback

Vitol Group and Cargill have stopped trading with Radiant World, one of the world’s largest iron ore traders, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, adding that Glencore (LON: GLEN) is no longer doing new business with the company.Two of the trading houses saw invoices or other documents that Radiant World had provided to its banks that were not valid, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. The third trading house pulled out after being informed about concerns over falsified documents, Bloomberg reported.Radiant World said in a statement its business continued to operate normally and its policy prevented it from commenting on “purported discussions involving specific customers, suppliers, lenders”.“We continue to execute physical commodity transactions across our global platform, maintain longstanding relationships with our commercial and financing partners, and remain focused on serving our customers,” it said.“The claims are inaccurate and unsubstantiated. Radiant World conducts its business to the highest commercial and legal standards and complies with all due diligence requirements with its lending partners,” it added.Bloomberg said that at least two creditors, Italy’s biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo ISP.MI and Jefferies Financial Group’s JEF.N Point Bonita fund, are reviewing their exposure to the company.An Intesa spokesperson told Reuters that the lender had booked provisions on an exposure worth €200 million ($230 million) to Radiant World.The position with Radiant is now largely covered and there is no impact on the bank’s 2026 net profit, for which Intesa provided new guidance on Wednesday, the spokesperson added.Jefferies, Glencore and Vitol declined to comment. Cargill did not immediately respond to a request for comment.(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh and Valentina Za; Editing by Joe Bavier, Louise Heavens and Jan Harvey)

Vitol, Cargill, Glencore cut ties with Radiant World

Russia’s Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest palladium producer, said on Friday that its net profit for the first six months of 2026 had doubled to $2 billion from $842 million in the first six months of 2025.Nornickel’s revenues grew by 28% to $8.3 billion while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were up by 50% to $3.9 billion, it said.(By Gleb Stolyarov and Anastasia Teterevleva; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

Nornickel H1 net profit doubled to $2 billion

AngloGold Ashanti posted a 58% increase in second-quarter profit on Friday, as higher bullion prices offset the impact of lower output.The miner said its headline earnings were $1.01 billion in the three months to June 30, up from $639 million a year earlier.AngloGold’s second-quarter gold production fell by 7% year-on-year to 744,000 ounces following the sale of Brazil’s Serra Grande mine in December 2025.Output was also impacted by a 32% drop in gold production at the Obuasi mine in Ghana due to operational and equipment challenges as well as disruptions linked to a fatality in April 2026.Although its half-yearly output was 3.7% lower year-on-year at 1.47 million ounces, AngloGold said it expects a stronger second-half performance to achieve its annual production forecast for 2026, between 2.8 million and 3.17 million ounces.A 35% year-on-year increase in the average gold price received drove a 36% jump in AngloGold’s second-quarter free cash flow to $727 million.AngloGold said it would pay a quarterly dividend of 72 cents per share, or $364 million, bringing the total payout in the first half of the year to $949 million.The company has also proposed a $2 billion share buyback, which was approved by shareholders on July 23.(By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nelson Banya; Editing by Joe Bavier and Louise Heavens)

AngloGold quarterly profit up 58% as higher bullion prices offset lower output

Copper output in Chile, the world’s largest producer of the metal, rose 5.1% year-on-year in June to 447,294 metric tons, statistics agency INE said on Friday.Manufacturing production in the Andean nation was down 3.2% in the month on a yearly basis, the agency added. This was less of a decrease than what was expected by economists polled by Reuters, who anticipated a 6% decrease.(By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Natalia Ramos; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

Chile’s copper output rises in June, manufacturing production down

Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott said on Wednesday the miner was seeing a shift in demand for lithium from electrification, with grid storage demand stronger than expected.“We are seeing shifts really across all of our commodities in terms of underlying demand,” Trott said on a call with investors.The miner earlier posted its highest half-year underlying earnings in four years, as surging copper profits and higher commodity prices more than offset softer iron ore earnings.(By Melanie Burton and Renju Jose; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

Rio Tinto CEO sees shift in lithium demand from grid storage

South African miner Valterra Platinum expects AI – and the data centres required to drive it – to propel demand for platinum group metals (PGM), CEO Craig Miller said on Wednesday after the company reported a 17-fold increase in half-year profit.Valterra, the world’s top platinum producer by value, reported headline earnings per share of 82.02 rand ($4.9) for the six months to June 30, up from 4.73 rand a year earlier, driven by an 85% surge in metal prices, coupled with an 18% increase in sales volumes.The future of PGMs, historically mostly used in catalytic converters to curb vehicle emissions, has been under threat from the growth of electric vehicles that do not require emissions control.This has forced Valterra and rivals to explore alternative industrial uses for the metals – and the recent massive growth in AI has opened a new growth route.AI-driven PGM demand Valterra believes there is potential future PGM demand of 10 million ounces annually in industrial applications, jewellery, the growth of hydrogen as a clean energy source as well as supporting AI technologies.“There is about 2 million ounces of real demand which sits there today, that we’re actively working on with a high degree of confidence,” Miller told Reuters in an interview.“AI was probably not necessarily on our radar 24 months ago. But what we are seeing is that PGM demand in AI-related activities is today conservatively, we think, somewhere between 200,000 and 400,000 ounces of demand,” he added, referring to the huge growth in data centres required to process AI.AI-driven PGM demand could grow by as much as five times by 2030, Miller said.Global platinum supply, about 7 million ounces this year, is forecast to be lower than demand for the fourth consecutive year.PGMs have exceptional electrical, thermal and catalytic properties relevant to the AI sector, according to the World Platinum Investment Council.Miller said PGMs could also substitute about 10% of the gold currently being used in electroplating and related electronic applications, potentially creating a further 1 million ounce PGM demand annually.Valterra said it would pay an interim dividend of 57 rand per share, up from 2 rand a year earlier, returning 15.1 billion rand to shareholders and representing a 70% payout ratio.($1 = 16.7158 rand)(By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nelson Banya; Editing by David Goodman and David Holmes)

Valterra profit leaps on higher prices, sees AI driving future platinum demand

Global commodity trader IXM is expanding its portfolio into iron ore, three people familiar with the matter said, even as near-record-low price volatility of the steelmaking ingredient cuts profit-making opportunities and suppresses investor interest.Geneva-based IXM, one of the world’s largest traders of physical non-ferrous metals such as copper and nickel, last week signed a prepayment deal with Brazilian miner Itaminas to lock in supply, said one of the people, who requested anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the media on the matter.Terms of the deal were not immediately available.IXM and Chinese parent CMOC Group did not respond to requests for comment on issues such as reasons or timing. Itaminas declined to comment on commercial matters.The expansion comes as iron ore price fluctuation has become less acute over the past four years in the $132 billion market of top buyer and consumer China. State buyer China Mineral Resources Group has been purchasing iron ore on behalf of an increasing number of steel mills, suppressing volatility.IXM’s trading portfolio includes cobalt, copper, gold, nickel, lead and zinc, its website showed. IXM started trading iron ore this month, a second person said.The company appointed Saurabh Phadke as head of iron ore as of July, Phadke’s LinkedIn profile showed.Phadke, who traded iron ore at Trafigura before joining IXM on the non-ferrous concentrates desk in 2023, could not be reached for comment.Also this month, IXM researcher Li Yi spoke at a webinar run by brokerage Xinhu Futures on ferrous market fundamentals.An iron ore price volatility index has trended steadily lower to 17.99 on July 28, having peaked at 78.97 on March 10, 2022, showed data from data provider Wenhua Caijing. The figure has stayed below 20 for most of this year, skirting the record low of 11.84 hit on December 9, 2019, the data showed.One Singapore-based asset manager, declining to be identified, said the reduction in volatility had led him to cut the share of iron ore in his portfolio to around 50% this year from as much as 90%, in favour of metals crucial to energy transition such as copper and aluminum.(By Amy Lv and Tom Daly; Editing by Tony Munroe and Christopher Cushing)

Commodity trader IXM expands portfolio into iron ore

Glencore said on Wednesday first-half copper production rose 15% on higher grades at key operations, while its marketing unit is expected to generate about $3.3 billion in adjusted core earnings, putting it on track to far exceed the top end of its annual guidance.The Swiss-based commodities trader and miner produced 397,000 metric tons of copper in the first six months of the year, up from 343,900 tons in the same 2025 period, driven by improved grades at its African operations and at its Antamina mine in Peru.It maintained its full-year production guidance at 810,000 and 870,000 tons.The marketing business is headed for another bumper year, with first-half adjusted EBIT of about $3.3 billion already near the top end of its annual guidance range of $2.3 billion to $3.5 billion.Cobalt production fell 46% year-on-year to 10,200 tons in the first half as export quotas in the Democratic Republic of Congo continued to constrain shipments. Glencore said it prioritized copper production, deferring some cobalt output for processing and sale once export restrictions ease.The DRC suspended cobalt exports in 2025 to support prices after the battery metal fell to nine-year lows, later replacing the ban with an export quota system in October.Glencore reports first-half results on August 5 as a six-month standstill restricting renewed merger talks with Rio Tinto nears its expiry. The company has long signalled its appetite for transformational deals, but its pursuit of the mining giant has so far failed.(By Clara Denina; Editing by Louise Heavens)

Glencore’s copper output up 15%, sees strong $3.3B marketing EBIT

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