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Eramet aims to deliver more manganese from Gabon and lithium from Argentina as part of efforts to strengthen its finances, which have been hit by falling profits and rising debt, the French mining group said on Thursday. The company, pressured by weak metal prices, production setbacks and the buyout of its lithium partner in Argentina, […]

Harmony has selected Metso to deliver the key equipment for its Eva Copper Mine Project in Queensland, Australia, as part of a circa- €55 million ($64 million) contract. The Eva Copper Mine Project is the first greenfield copper concentrator of this scale in the region in over a decade and is critical to Australia’s supply

Copper producer Freeport-McMoRan (FCX.N), would pursue an acquisition if “the stars and the moon” aligned, but is not counting on deals to grow and is focused on developing existing assets, its CEO said on Thursday. As an M&A frenzy envelops the mining industry, Freeport’s stance stands apart as global demand for the key electrification metal

Imports of thermal coal into China and India went up last month, with the two seeing shipments of a total of 44 million tons. China imported 30.96 million tons of thermal coal last month, which compared with 29.18 million tons for the previous month, Reuters’ Clyde Russell reported today, citing data from DBX Commodities. On

Gold prices held steady on Friday, as rising U.S. Treasury yields offset support from a weaker dollar, while markets awaited U.S. inflation data later in the day for clues into the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook ahead of its meeting next week. Spot gold fell 0.1% to $4,203.89 per ounce as of 0047 GMT. U.S. gold

The World Gold Council (WGC) has released its 2026 outlook following a remarkable year for gold, which set more than 50 all-time highs and rose over 60 per cent in US dollars, marking its fourth-strongest annual return since 1971. Two macro forces stood out as key drivers: “a supercharged geopolitical and geoeconomic environment” and a

The US government plans to take more equity stakes in critical minerals companies, a White House official said Thursday, calling the once-rare move necessary to counter China’s dominance in the raw materials used in everything from semiconductors to MRI machines. “I think they’re the norm from our perspective,” said Jarrod Agen, executive director of the

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) melaporkan setoran penerimaan negara bukan pajak (PNBP) dari sektor mineral dan batu bara (minerba) atau pertambangan mencapai Rp117,26 triliun sepanjang Januari-November 2025. Direktur Penerimaan Mineral dan Batu Bara Totoh Abdul Fatah mengklaim pada awal Desember ini, setoran PNBP dari sektor minerba telah mencapai Rp120 triliun atau setara 96%

Kementerian Keuangan (Kemenkeu) membeberkan alasan harga batu bara khusus wajib pasok domestik atau domestic market obligation (DMO) tidak dinaikkan sejak 2018. Menurut Analis Kebijakan Senior Kemenkeu, Robert harga DMO dikunci senilai US$ 70 per ton untuk menjaga anggaran subsidi energi agar tidak membengkak. Lebih detail, Robert bilang jika harga batu bara DMO dilepas menggunakan harga pasar, maka

PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) meraih peringkat Platinum dalam ajang Asia Sustainability Reporting Rating (ASRRAT) 2025 yang digelar oleh National Center for Corporate Reporting (NCCR). Penghargaan diberikan karena Laporan Keberlanjutan yang disampaikan PTBA pada 2024 dinilai telah memenuhi Standar GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) 2021, peraturan OJK, Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan (SDGs), dan standar lainnya serta telah

PT TIMAH Tbk mengirimkan Tim Emergency Response Group (ERG) untuk menjalankan misi kemanusiaan membantu penanganan banjir bandang dan longsor yang melanda sejumlah wilayah di Sumatera Utara, Rabu (3/12). Sebanyak 20 personel ERG diberangkatkan dalam misi kemanusiaan ini. Mereka tergabung dalam ESDM Siaga Bencana & BUMN Peduli Bencana, dan akan menuju titik titik terdampak di Tapanuli

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) melaporkan realisasi produksi batu bara Indonesia mencapai 661,18 juta ton sepanjang Januari-Oktober 2025, di mana 180,98 juta ton atau sekitar 27,36% dimanfaatkan untuk pasokan dalam negeri atau domestic market obligation (DMO). Sementara itu, batu bara Indonesia yang diekspor hingga Oktober 2025 tercatat sebanyak 421,92 juta ton atau sekitar

Kementerian Keuangan (Kemenkeu) mengungkap potensi pembengkakan anggaran subsidi listrik hingga Rp22 triliun jika harga domestic market obligation (DMO) batu bara dilepas ke mekanisme pasar. Angka tersebut keluar berdasarkan simulasi dengan kisaran rata-rata harga batu bara acuan (HBA) US$121,5 per ton pada 2024. Untuk itu, harga DMO kelistrikan masih dipertahankan sebesar US$70 per ton dan industri

Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia akan menindak pelaku industri pertambangan, termasuk mencabut izin perusahaan yang melanggar aturan hingga menyebabkan kerugian di masyarakat. Ia juga berjanji akan menuntaskan permasalahan tambang ilegal. Tiga provinsi di Pulau Sumatera yakni Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, dan Aceh telah dilanda bencana alam berupa banjir bandang dan tanah

PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) kembali menunjukkan komitmen dalam misi sosial dan kemanusiaan dengan mengirimkan bantuan logistik serta tim tanggap darurat untuk korban bencana banjir di Aceh, Sumatera Barat, dan Sumatera Utara. Bantuan tersebut disalurkan melalui program Tanggung Jawab Sosial dan Lingkungan (TJSL). Corporate Secretary PTBA, Eko Prayitno mengungkapkan, bantuan ini merupakan bagian dari tanggung

Harga tembaga dunia melonjak mencetak rekor baru seiring lonjakan penarikan logam dari gudang London Metal Exchange (LME) yang memicu kekhawatiran pengetatan pasokan global akibat potensi tarif impor Amerika Serikat (AS). Reli harga yang terjadi sepanjang beberapa pekan terakhir didorong oleh kombinasi faktor fundamental dan dinamika perdagangan global yang semakin kompleks. Mengutip Bloomberg, Kamis (4/12/2025), harga

Harga batu bara jatuh pada Rabu (3/12/2025). Pelemahan ini dipicu jatuhnya harga di pelabuhan China serta melemahnya konsumsi listrik di India yang menekan permintaan batu bara secara signifikan. Kombinasi dua sentimen besar dari Asia ini makin memperdalam nuansa bearish dan membuat pelaku pasar bersikap defensif. Harga batu bara Newcastle untuk Desember 2025 melemah US$ 0,3 ke

Soaring copper orders from South Korea and Taiwan led to the biggest rise in requests for withdrawals from London Metal Exchange warehouses since 2013, pushing copper prices to a new record high on Wednesday. The price of copper increased by another 2.4% on the London Metal Exchange (LME) early on Wednesday, to exceed $11,400 per

Gold prices held steady above the $4,200 mark on Thursday, buoyed by weak private payrolls data that reinforced expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut at the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting next week. Spot gold held its ground at $4,207.56 per ounce, as of 0104 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery were

Copper prices have surged to a new record high, driven by a significant increase in requests to withdraw metal from London Metal Exchange (LME) warehouses. The spike in withdrawal orders, the largest since 2013, was primarily fuelled by demand in Asia. Prices rallied as much as 2.4%, exceeding $US11,400 a tonne and surpassing the previous

The silver price hit a new all-time high on Monday (December 1), rising as high as US$58.83 per ounce. The white metal’s rise continues a breakout that began on November 28 after CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) halted trading on the Comex, citing a “cooling issue” at a CyrusOne data center located in a Chicago suburb. All

COAL railed for export from South Africa so far this year implied total volumes for 2025 of 56.4 million tons, less than last year’s 56.9Mt. Commenting in his pre-close statement, Exxaro Resources finance director Riaan Koppeschaar said Transnet Freight Rail tipped 46.8Mt at Richards Bay Coal Terminal, the privately-owned export facility, from January to October

Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LON: GLEN) plans to expand annual copper production to about 1.6 million tonnes by 2035 as it seeks to reverse a multi-year slump in output. Chief executive Gary Nagle told investors in London that the company expects its base copper business to exceed 1 million tonnes a year by the