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Copper extended losses as investors focused on rising inventories and waning appetite from Chinese buyers, even after some dip-buying emerged earlier this week. The decline followed a 3.2% slump in the previous session as fresh signs emerged of demand softness in the Chinese spot market, while stockpiles in London Metal Exchange warehouses in Asia jumped. […]

Gold and silver extended losses on Friday as a global rout in tech equities and a stronger US dollar wiped out most ‍gains made by the metals during ​a brief rebound earlier this week.  Spot gold was down 0.7 per cent at $4,735.99 per ounce, as of 0037 GMT, after a near 4 per cent

The London Metal Exchange said on Thursday it is moving closer to launching official prices for “sustainable” metals, produced to higher environmental and social standards, and has rolled out a new website, LME Insight, together with its sister company Commodity Pricing and Analysis Limited. LME Insight will publish metals market news, pricing data and details

Asian coal imports fell 4.4% in 2025, but domestic coal production in China hit record highs, and India’s output only dipped slightly due to weather disruptions—undermining claims of “peak coal.”. China plans to add 85 new coal-fired power plants this year, while India may extend its coal expansion timeline to 2047, signaling ongoing reliance on

China’s gold consumption dropped for a second consecutive year in 2025, but sales of bars and coins, fuelled by growing safe haven demand, overtook jewellery purchases for the first time, the China Gold Association said. China’s gold consumption in 2025 fell 3.57% to 950.096 metric tons, the state-backed association said, for the second annual drop

Diversified major Rio Tinto has ruled out a potential merger or business combination with Glencore, saying it is no longer considering a transaction after determining that it would not deliver sufficient value to shareholders. In a statement on Thursday, the mining company said it had assessed the opportunity in line with the capital allocation framework

An explosion ripped through an illegal coal mine in India´s northeastern state of Meghalaya on Thursday, killing at least 18 workers and injuring another, authorities said. Police officer Vikash Kumar said rescue teams recovered 18 bodies from the site of the explosion in a remote area of the state’s East Jaintia Hills district. One injured

In the 1960s, major oil-producing nations formed a cartel to drive up the price of oil. It worked. For decades, nations in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have agreed to manage supply and raise prices. Economists have long recognised cartel market power can bring accidental environmental benefits. By driving up prices, demand

Pemerintah bersiap menertibkan konsesi tambang yang tidak digarap alias mangkrak selama minimal dua tahun. Melalui Peraturan Pemerintah (PP) Nomor 48 Tahun 2025 tentang Penertiban Kawasan dan Tanah Telantar, negara kini memiliki kewenangan untuk mengambil alih izin pertambangan yang terbukti tidak diusahakan sesuai peruntukannya. Beleid yang diteken Presiden Prabowo Subianto pada 6 November 2025 itu menegaskan

PT Agincourt Resources (PTAR) bisa menggugat pemerintah Indonesia atas kerugian investasi atau kehilangan potensi pendapatan akibat pencabutan izin usaha dan pengambilalihan tambang Martabe. Gugatan tersebut bisa dilakukan baik melalui peradilan dalam negeri atau arbitrase di luar negeri. “Agincourt bisa menggugat, baik kerugian investasi atau kehilangan potensi pendapatan mereka, baik di peradilan dalam negeri atau arbitrase,

Badan Pengelola Investasi (BPI) Danantara Indonesia akan melaksanakan peletakan batu pertama atau groundbreaking serentak untuk 6 proyek hilirisasi strategis pada pekan depan, Jumat (13/2/2026). Langkah ini merupakan bagian dari 18 proyek hilirisasi yang dikawal Danantara guna menggeser basis pertumbuhan ekonomi Indonesia, dari ketergantungan pada sumber daya alam mentah menuju negara berbasis industri. Chief Operating Officer

Asosiasi Pertambangan Batubara Indonesia (APBI) mewanti-wanti adanya potensi penurunan volume ekspor batu bara. Hal itu menyusul adanya kebijakan pemangkasan target produksi di dalam negeri tahun 2026 ini. Direktur Eksekutif APBI Gita Mahyarani menjelaskan bahwa meskipun saat ini kegiatan ekspor ke pasar Asia masih berjalan normal, kondisi tersebut bisa berubah. Ia mewaspadai adanya dampak dari kebijakan

Pemerintah resmi memberlakukan pajak ekspor emas, World Gold Council menilai kebijakan ini tidak akan mengguncang pasar global.   Pemerintah Indonesia resmi memberlakukan bea keluar atau pajak ekspor terhadap produk emas. Kebijakan ini tertuang dalam Peraturan Menteri Keuangan (PMK) Nomor 80 Tahun 2025 dengan tarif bea keluar berkisar antara 7,5 persen hingga 15 persen, tergantung jenis

PT Timah Tbk (TINS) mengungkapkan peristiwa longsor yang terjadi di Wilayah Izin Usaha Pertambangan (IUP) Pemali, Kabupaten Bangka bukan bagian dari aktivitas operasional perusahaan pelat merah itu. Adapun, longsor itu terjadi pada Senin (2/2/2026) sore. Kejadian itu menewaskan sejumlah pekerja. Department Head Corporate Communication PT Timah Anggi Siahaan menuturkan, longsor itu memang terjadi di wilayah

PT Agincourt Resources (PTAR) membeberkan sidang pertama terkait dengan gugatan perdata yang diajukan oleh Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup (KLH) menyusul wacana pengalihan kontrak karya (KK) tambang emas Martabe ke BUMN pertambangan baru, PT Perusahaan Mineral Nasional (Perminas). Senior Manager Corporate Communications Agincourt Katarina Siburian Hardono mengungkapkan perseroan telah melaksanakan sidang perdana pada Selasa (3/2/2026). Dalam persidangan

Kebijakan pemangkasan produksi hingga 70 persen membuat ekspor spot tersendat dan memicu kekhawatiran krisis pasokan di pasar Asia.   Gelombang kegelisahan melanda pasar energi Asia. Para penambang Indonesia, yang selama ini dikenal sebagai pemasok batu bara terbesar dunia, mendadak menghentikan ekspor batu bara spot setelah pemerintah mengusulkan pemangkasan produksi secara besar-besaran. Akibatnya, para pembeli di

Pakar pertambangan memandang pemangkasan produksi batu bara yang dilakukan pemerintah melalui persetujuan Rencana Kerja dan Anggaran Biaya (RKAB) 2026 masih belum cukup jika ingin membuat harga komoditas tersebut mengalami kenaikan di pasar global. Ketua Indonesian Mining & Energy Forum (IMEF) IMEF Singgih Widagdo menilai aksi Indonesia mengurangi pasok batu bara di pasar global akan disambut

Harga batu bara melonjak setelah ambruk dua hari beruntun. Merujuk Refintiv, harga batu bara ditutup di posisi US$ 117,5 per ton atau melonjak 2,03% pada perdagangan Rabu (4/2/2026). Penguatan ini menjadi kabar baik setelah harga batu bara ambruk 2,04% dalam dua hari beruntun sebelumnya. Harga batu bara melonjak mencapai level tertinggi dalam satu tahun, seiring

Laporan Tren Permintaan Emas kuartal IV 2025 dan sepanjang 2025 dari World Gold Council (WGC) mengungkapkan bahwa total permintaan emas dunia mencapai rekor tertinggi sepanjang masa sebesar 5.002 ton pada tahun 2025. Kuartal keempat memecahkan rekor seiring berlanjutnya ketidakpastian geopolitik dan ekonomi global yang mendorong lonjakan investasi emas dengan nilai tahunan mencapai US$ 555 miliar.

Indonesian miners have halted spot coal exports after the government proposed deep production cuts, leaving Asian buyers unable to secure supplies from the world’s largest exporter, industry officials said on Tuesday. Indonesia last month issued output quotas to major miners that were 40% to 70% lower than 2025 levels as part of a plan to cut

Inventories rise and China forecasts output surge, offsetting earlier price gains. Copper prices have reversed earlier gains, with market focus returning to signs of softening demand, according to ANZ analysts. Fresh indications of this trend emerged on Wednesday as inventories increased in London Metal Exchange warehouses across Asia, suggesting potential for further supply gains. Additionally,

Gold climbed more than 1% on Thursday, hovering near one-week highs, as ‍geopolitical and economic tensions continued ​to bolster prices, while silver and palladium also posted gains. Spot gold was up 1.1% at $5,016.89 per ounce, as of 0039 GMT. Bullion scaled a record high of $5,594.82 last Thursday. U.S. gold futures for April delivery

Nickel prices surged late last year after Indonesia announced plans to slash ore production by a third in 2026 – but analysts at Panmure Liberum are urging caution. The move would see output fall by 34% from 2025’s level of 379 million tonnes. Given that Indonesia accounts for over 60% of global mined supply, the

China may look to stockpile more copper as part of its strategic minerals inventory after its state-backed metals industry group suggested the move to bolster the nation’s supply security. During its annual briefing on Tuesday, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association said the Chinese government should expand its strategic reserves of copper, while working with