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No major copper discovery recorded in 2025
No copper deposit discovered in 2025 currently meets the “major discovery” threshold of at least 500,000 tonnes of contained copper, according to S&P Global’s latest

Chinese rare earth suppliers halt licensed US shipments ahead of Xi visit
Some Chinese rare-earth suppliers are refusing to ship material to US customers even after export licences have been approved, according to three people familiar with

Fund managers rebuild gold positions as central bank demand hits 289tonnes
More than a dozen asset managers overseeing a combined US$27 trillion have increased their gold exposure or maintained bullish allocations — with Amundi, Europe’s largest

Delay at China’s biggest lithium mine cuts 2026 supply forecast
China’s biggest lithium mine by capacity is facing another restart delay after the Yichun Ecology and Environment Bureau withdrew the proposed acceptance notice for the

Tungsten price shock signals deeper supply crisis
Tungsten prices increased 310% between January-July 2026 — one of the sharpest commodity rallies of the year — as Chinese export controls and rising military

Copper faces “Super Squeeze”
EPISODE 15: Anthony Milewski and Christian Purefoy chat to Jamie Levy, CEO and Director of Generation Mining, advancing the Marathon Project, a large, shovel‑ready copper‑palladium








