Oktober 2025

Copper climbed nearly 2% on Thursday as one of the world’s top miners gave a conservative production outlook, adding to the metal’s supply concerns in a year marred by global disruptions. Prices surged as much as 1.7% to above $10,800 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange, while three-month contracts on the COMEX gained 1.9% […]

GLOBAL coal consumption reached a record high in 2024, driven by surging electricity demand – despite coal being a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. A new report from the climate change organisation Systems Change Lab – backed by the World Resources Institute and the Bezos Earth Fund – warns that global efforts to limit

Gold prices rose on Friday, supported by lingering geopolitical worries and U.S.-China trade tensions, as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data due later in the day for further cues on the interest rate path. Spot gold was up 0.3% at $4,138.52 per ounce, as of 0120 GMT. However, bullion was on track for its worst

JP Morgan analysts on Thursday maintained a bullish outlook on gold, forecasting prices could reach an average of $5,055 per ounce by the fourth quarter of 2026. The forecast is based on “demand assumptions that see investor demand and central bank buying averaging around 566 tons a quarter in 2026,” the bank said in a

Saudi Arabia increased its exploration spending by 500% over the last five years – more than doubling in the last year alone – making the kingdom one of the fastest-growing mining jurisdictions in the world, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (MIM) announced this week. The country’s exploration spending rose to SAR 1.05 billion

The landmark agreement between the United States and Australia on the supply of critical minerals has received overwhelming support from the mining industry – with key bodies outlining the country’s fundamental role in global supply chains. The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) emphasised that the deal will help unlock the country’s vast critical minerals resources

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) mencatat baru sekitar 800 perusahaan tambang yang mengajukan ulang Rencana Kerja dan Anggaran Biaya (RKAB) untuk tahun 2026. Padahal, waktu pengajuan RKAB semakin terbatas menjelang penutupan masa registrasi yakni pada 15 November 2025. Direktur Jenderal Mineral dan Batu Bara (Minerba) Kementerian ESDM Tri Winarno mengungkapkan, jumlah perusahaan yang

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Mineral (ESDM) tengah mempertimbangkan untuk memberikan rekomendasi izin ekspor terbatas konsentrat tembaga kepada PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara. Pertimbangan tersebut lantaran proyek smelter anak usaha PT Amman Mineral Internasional Tbk (AMMN) itu mengalami kondisi kahar atau force majeure. Hal serupa pernah terjadi pada proyek smelter baru PT Freeport Indonesia, yang akhirnya

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) sedang mengkaji kemungkinan memasukkan aspek kepatuhan perpajakan pemegang izin usaha pertambangan (IUP) sebagai salah satu syarat rancangan anggaran kerja dan biaya (RKAB) dapat disetujui. Direktur Jenderal (Dirjen) Mineral dan Batu Bara (Minerba) Kementerian ESDM Tri Winarno mengaku mendapatkan saran dari Kementerian Keuangan untuk menambahkan kepatuhan perpajakan perusahaan tambang

Saham PT Alamtri Resources Indonesia Tbk (ADRO) ditutup minus 1,66% ke Rp 1.775 pada perdagangan Rabu (22/10/2025). Saham ADRO kembali memerah padahal dua hari bursa sebelumnya hijau cerah masing-masing +2,73% dan +6,49%. Sebanyak 120,5 juta saham Alamtri Resources (ADRO) ditransaksikan kemarin, frekuensi 23.006 kali, dan nilai transaksi Rp 214,93 miliar. ADRO kembali membukukan net sell

Emiten penyedia jasa pertambangan milik Prajogo Pangestu, PT Petrosea Tbk. (PTRO) mencatatkan kenaikan pendapatan dan laba bersih sepanjang 9 bulan 2025. PTRO membukukan laba bersih US$6,93 juta atau setara dengan Rp115,7 miliar (kurs Jisdor Rp16.692 per dolar AS 30 September 2025) sampai akhir kuartal III/2025. Melansir laporan keuangan yang dipublikasikan Rabu (22/10/2025), laba bersih PTRO

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) melaporkan hingga September 2025 telah mengirimkan 8,5 ton emas mereka kepada PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (Antam). Pengiriman ini sebagai pemenuhan atas kerjasama perjanjian jual beli logam emas dengan Antam yang ditandatangani sejak November 2024 lalu. Sebelumnya, Freeport ditargetkan akan mengirim 30 ton emas per tahun dengan kontrak selama 5 tahun, senilai

Deputi Gubernur Bank Indonesia (BI) Destry Damayanti mengungkapkan, kebijakan penempatan devisa hasil ekspor (DHE) selama ini memang tak mampu memperkuat cadangan devisa (cadev) Indonesia. Permasalahan ini lah yang kemudian membuat Presiden Prabowo Subianto beberapa hari terakhir meminta jajaran menterinya untuk segera mengevaluasi ketentuan DHE yang diatur dalam Peraturan Pemerintah (PP) Nomor 8 Tahun 2025 sebagai

PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) menargetkan bisa menggenjot produksi alumunium dengan menambah fasilitas peleburan atau smelter alumunium. Saat ini berbagai skenario masih dibahas melalui Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) yang rencananya bisa rampung pada awal tahun 2026. Ismadi YS, Kepala Grup Proyek Smelter Inalum, mengungkapkan ada beberapa skenario yang kini dikaji manajemen, diantaranya adalah membangun pabrik

PT Timah Tbk resmi mengumumkan peluang kerjasama kemitraan tambang yang terbuka bagi para mitra potensial khususnya penambangan di laut dengan kapal isap produksi. Hal ini mendorong partisipasi pelaku usaha sekaligus memastikan pengelolaan sumber daya alam dilakukan secara bertanggung jawab dan berkelanjutan. Corporate Secretary PT Timah Tbk, Rendi Kurniawan menjelaskan, kemitraan ini menjadi salah satu strategi

Harga batu bara akhirnya menguat tipis setelah ambruk tiga hari. Merujuk Refinitiv, harga batu bara pada perdagangan Rabu (22/10/2025) ditutup di US$ 106,7 per ton atau menguat 0,19%. Penguatan ini memutus tren negatif batu bara yang melemah 1,75% tiga hari beruntun sebelumnya. Harga batu bara terus membaik karena permintaan pada kuartal IV-2025 diperkirakan naik. Laporan

Higher copper and zinc prices may have saved Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd. this quarter, even though its flagship copper mine in Chile is still struggling. The Vancouver-based company posted its Q3 profits on Wednesday. The price jump in copper and zinc in the third quarter added more than $100 million to Teck’s bottom line

Gold prices edged lower on Thursday, weighed down by an uptick in the dollar as investor looked forward to key U.S. inflation data due later this week for more cues on the interest rate path. Spot gold was down 0.3% at $4,082.95 per ounce, as of 0144 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery climbed

China’s exports of rare earth magnets fell in September, reigniting fears that the world’s top supplier could wield its dominance over a component key for US defence firms and makers of items from cars to smartphones as leverage in trade talks. In April and May, Beijing squeezed global automakers with export curbs on a range

South Korea has reduced its imports of Russian thermal coal, shifting to supplies from Colombia due to lower prices and the absence of sanctions-related risks, according to data from NEFT Research. The demand structure began to change in the fall. Russian coal producers, who dominated the South Korean market in the summer with exports of

Sagittarius Mines, developer of what could become the Philippines’ largest mine, is seeking a strategic partner to move the long-delayed Tampakan copper-gold project toward production. Chief executive officer Roy Deveraturda told Bloomberg News on Wednesday the company is looking for a partner that can bring “modern technology” to the project, located in South Cotabato on

Angola’s first major copper mine, Tetelo, will soon begin production, Mines Minister Diamantino Azevedo said on Wednesday, part of the oil-rich African country’s efforts to diversify into clean energy minerals. The $250-million mine, owned by China’s Shining Star Icarus, is expected to produce 25,000 metric tons of copper concentrate annually in the first two years

Platinum remains the cornerstone of Africa’s mining landscape, with the region accounting for nearly 80.3% of global production in 2024. GlobalData   Africa, one of the world’s richest mining regions, continues to strengthen its position as a global hub for mineral production. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), Africa accounted for 79.3% of total