Desember 2025

Copper shot up to a new all-time high on Thursday, as an improved growth forecast for the US economy gave further boost to the metal’s rally. Three-month futures on the London Metal Exchange advanced as much as 2.1% to $11,800.50 a ton, surpassing a record set on Monday. The move follows an upgraded economic outlook […]

Metso is launching an innovative, configurable Grinding classification system, it says setting a new benchmark for the highest efficiency in design, supply and installation of a grinding system while reinforcing safety, quality and reliability in minerals processing. The ‘groundbreaking’ design consists of compact pre-engineered modules for pumps, hydrocyclones, product samplers, liquid resistance starters, particle size

Gold edged lower on Friday after hitting a more than seven-week high in the previous session, as investors booked profits, while silver surged to yet another all-time peak on Thursday. Spot gold dipped 0.2% to $4,277.64 per ounce, as of 0029 GMT. U.S. gold futures for February delivery was down 0.1% at $4,307.80 per ounce.

Vietnam’s parliament on Thursday approved a revised law that restricts exports of refined rare earths and reaffirms a ban on ore exports, in a bid to support a domestic industry that has struggled for decades to exploit its substantial reserves. Vietnam has some of the world’s largest deposits of rare earths, according to the US

China is consolidating its position as Mongolia’s key economic partner, rapidly expanding purchases of Mongolian coal and financing new logistics routes that deepen Ulaanbaatar’s dependence on its southern neighbor while simultaneously reducing Russia’s role in regional trade, UATV English reports. Mongolia plans to increase coal exports to China by almost 20% this year. According to

South Africa’s mining production increased by 5.8% year-on-year in October, with the largest positive contributors having been iron-ore, platinum-group metals (PGM), manganese and chromium ore. Iron-ore production grew by 24.8% and contributed 2.9 percentage points to Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA’s) headline mining production figure, while PGMs expanded by 3.9% and contributed 1.1 percentage points.

The US Government has passed a record $US901 billion defence policy bill, potentially strengthening the outlook for Australia’s mining industry by signalling deeper collaboration on resource exploration and critical minerals supply chains.  The bill follows the recent signing of the Critical Minerals Agreement Framework between Australia and the US, unlocking an $US8 billion investment pipeline

Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia menetapkan tarif denda administratif untuk tambang ilegal mineral dan batu bara (minerba) yang beroperasi di kawasan hutan. Hal ini sebagaimana tertuang dalam Keputusan Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral Nomor 391.K/MB.01/MEM.B/2025 tentang Tarif Denda Administratif Pelanggaran Kegiatan Usaha Pertambangan di Kawasan Hutan Untuk Komoditas Nikel, Bauksit,

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) menjelaskan alasan perbedaan besaran denda administratif bagi kegiatan pertambangan yang melanggar aturan di kawasan hutan. Menurut Direktur Jenderal Mineral dan Batubara Kementerian ESDM Tri Winarno mengatakan, perhitungan denda didasarkan pada perbedaan potensi keuntungan masing-masing komoditas. “Kayaknya gain, gain, gain, gain yang didapat, laba bersih yang didapat. Masing-masing kan

Seluruh karyawan smelter di kawasan Java Integrated and Industrial Estate Pulau Jawa (JIIPE) Gresik dipastikan tetap bekerja hingga operasional kembali pulih pada April 2026. Hal itu disampaikan Presiden Direktur PT Freeport Indonesia Tony Wenas seperti dikutip dari Antara, Rabu (10/12/2025). “Smelter memang belum beroperasi karena pasokan konsentrat terhenti, tetapi tidak ada karyawan yang kami lakukan

Indonesia Mining & Energy Forum (IMEF) menilai skema mitra instansi pengelola (MIP) tak lagi relevan diterapkan meski harga domestic market obligation (DMO) batu bara tak kunjung naik. Pasalnya, saat ini harga batu bara global tengah dalam tren penurunan. Ketua IMEF Singgih Widagdo mengatakan, skema MIP batu bara sejatinya dapat menjadi solusi untuk pemenuhan kebutuhan batu

Road to CNBC Indonesia Awards 2025 ‘Best Mining Ecosystem’ hadir untuk apresiasi kepada para pelaku di industri pertambangan yang mampu mengukir kisah sukses di tengah dinamika ekonomi dan situasi global. Untuk kategori Integrated Nickel Ecosystem Leadership, Road to CNBC Awards 2025 ‘Best Mining Ecosystem’ diberikan kepada Harita Nickel. Penghargaan ini diserahkan secara langsung oleh Wakil

Badan Pengelola Investasi (BPI) Danantara tengah merampungkan kajian kelayakan proyek gasifikasi batu bara menjadi dimethyl ether (DME). Senior Director Oil, Gas, Petrochemical BPI Danantara Wiko Migantoro mengatakan lembagannya tengah berupaya memastikan proyek gasifikasi batu bara itu bisa ekonomis untuk dikembangkan pada skala besar. Wiko menuturkan kajian kelayakan investasi proyek DME juga telah dibahas bersama dengan

Penerapan pajak bea keluar (bea ekspor) untuk komoditas logam mulia dinilai tepat untuk mencegah subsidi tak langsung bagi para eksportir. Pengamat Pasar Uang dan Komoditas, Ibrahim Assuaibi, mengatakan kebijakan ini diambil di tengah tingginya permintaan domestik yang tidak seimbang dengan pasokan, karena mayoritas produksi diekspor Ibrahim menjelaskan, kebijakan Bea Keluar (BK) ini merupakan respons terhadap

Kepala Departemen Downstream & Mineral Ecosystem MIND ID, Novi Muharam, menegaskan bahwa hilirisasi mineral menjadi fondasi strategis bagi Indonesia untuk meningkatkan nilai tambah sumber daya alam sekaligus memperkuat posisi di pasar global. Ia menekankan, produk tambang Indonesia kini tidak hanya menopang kebutuhan domestik, tetapi telah masuk ke rantai pasok industri teknologi dunia. Berbicara dalam Rembuk

Sebagai perusahaan pertambangan yang secara konsisten menjalankan operasional dengan prinsip keberlanjutan, PT Vale Indonesia Tbk (PT Vale) bagian dari grup Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID), berkomitmen untuk menjadi mitra pemerintah untuk mewujudkan tujuan pembangunan berkelanjutan, yang salah satunya diwujudkan melalui pelaksanaan Program Pemberdayaan Masyarakat (PPM) yang selaras dengan SDGs Desa. Kickoff Program PPM–SDGs Desa Tahun

Harga batu bara kembali melemah dihantam kabar buruk dari Vietnam dan China. Merujuk Refinitiv, harga batu bara pada perdagangan Rabu (11/12/2025) ditutup di US$ 108,1 atau anjlok 1,1%. Pelemahan ini memperpanjang tren negatif batu bara dengan melemah 1,5% dalam dua hari beruntun. Harga batu bara melemah di tengah beragamnya sentimen dari pasar Vietnam dan China.

Copper prices rebounded to a near record on Wednesday amid fresh warnings of a sizable supply shortage that is likely to fall short of demand. Three-month futures on the London Metal Exchange settled at $11,556.50 a ton, for an intraday gain of 0.6%. Earlier this week, the metal — a raw material vital to renewable

Metso has celebrated the opening of its new Pittsburgh, USA, office, marking an important move to enhance its bulk material handling and port solutions engineering capabilities and strengthen customer proximity in North America. Jonathan Allen, Senior Vice President, Grinding, Bulk, Pyro and Smelting Services at Metso, said: “Metso offers value across the minerals value chain,

Indonesia has set the fines it will impose on miners operating illegally in forest areas, part of government efforts to protect forest areas from illegal clearing, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said on Wednesday. Nickel miners found to be clearing forest illegally will be fined 6.5-billion rupiah ($389 688) per hectare, bauxite miners will

Gold prices rose on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates, even as policymakers remained split on the outlook for further easing next year, while silver notched another record high. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $4,242.39 per ounce as of 0040 GMT. U.S. gold futures for February delivery gained 1.1% to $4,271.30 per

Australian Gold and Copper Ltd (ASX: AGC), a mineral exploration company focused on discovering and developing gold and copper resources, has announced an initial Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for the Achilles Deposit. The Achilles deposit is located in the South Cobar region of Central NSW. The MRE comprises 10.3Mt at 116g/t AgEq for 38.5Moz AgEq.

Officials and workers in the coal-mining industrial sector of the DPRK are boosting the production. Workers at the Namdok, Phunggok and Hoean youth coal mines under the Pukchang Area Youth Coal-mining Complex are enlisting internal reserves, possibilities and potentials, displaying the collectivism of helping and leading each other forward and conducting continuous drilling and blasting

The United States on Wednesday announced a significant investment aimed at boosting mining activity in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, with the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) approving USD 1.25 billion in financing to support the development of the Reko Diq critical minerals project. Sharing a video on X, Charge d’Affaires ad interim at the US Embassy in