Goldman Sachs has reduced its forecast for aluminium prices this year after its economists downgraded global growth forecasts including for the US and China following the Trump administration's move to sharply increase tariffs.

In a landmark development for the metals sector, Brazilian Rare Earth (BRE) and Rio Tinto have signed a revised agreement to advance the Amargosa bauxite?gallium project in Bahia, Brazil.

Iron-ore junior Fenix Resources is charging toward a transformative year, buoyed by record quarterly shipments and the rapid development of its third mine, Beebyn-W11.

China Intent on Remaining the Global Aluminum Market Leader

ASX-listed CZR Resources has received a binding A$75-million cash offer from the Robe River Joint Venture (RRJV) participants to acquire its interest in the Robe Mesa iron-ore project, in Western Australia’s West Pilbara region.

China’s Shandong Aipurui Steel Plate Co. Ltd intends to set up a $120 million steel plant in Uzbekistan’s Ferghana region. This was reported by the regional authorities.

Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has reiterated the government's unwavering commitment for the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) to lead Ghana's industrialisation drive.

Mineral Resources (MinRes) has successfully achieved first blast at the Cardo Bore East deposit within the Onslow Iron project in Western Australia.