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Mining Industry News 4 December 2025 - 9 December 2025

Most Active ASX Stocks Today (9 December 2025): Miners, Lithium Plays and Banks Drive the Market

Most Active ASX Stocks Today (9 December 2025): Miners, Lithium Plays and Banks Drive the Market

Australian shares traded cautiously around the 8,600 mark on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, as investors waited for the Reserve Bank of Australia’s final interest-rate decision of the year and digested a string of stock‑specific catalysts. Futures pointed lower in the morning and the ASX 200 opened down about 0.3%, with only a couple of sectors in the green.Market Index+2ABC+2 Beneath the relatively modest index move, trading activity was concentrated in a familiar mix of iron ore giants, lithium stocks, big banks and a handful of high‑beta names. Data from TradingView and Investing.com show that Fortescue, BHP, Commonwealth Bank, Pilbara Minerals,
9 December 2025
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Anglo American (LON:AAL) Stock Near 52‑Week High as Teck Merger Vote and Pay Row Put Governance in the Spotlight

Anglo American (LON:AAL) Stock Near 52‑Week High as Teck Merger Vote and Pay Row Put Governance in the Spotlight

Anglo American plc stock is trading close to a fresh 52‑week high just as shareholders prepare to vote on its transformational merger with Canada’s Teck Resources – and after a last‑minute retreat from a controversial executive pay proposal on 8 December 2025.MarketBeat+2Anglo American+2 Below is a full rundown of the latest news, the Teck deal, market forecasts and risk factors shaping the outlook for Anglo American shares. Anglo American share price today: riding high into a decisive week As of the last London close on Friday 5 December, Anglo American shares finished at 2,980p on the LSE, having traded as
8 December 2025
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Glencore plc (GLEN) Stock Outlook December 2025: Copper Expansion, Job Cuts and 2026 Price Targets

Glencore plc (GLEN) Stock Outlook December 2025: Copper Expansion, Job Cuts and 2026 Price Targets

Glencore plc’s share price has raced back toward its 52‑week highs just as the miner is ripping up its operating structure and doubling down on copper. As of the latest close, Glencore shares trade around 380p on the London Stock Exchange, giving the group a market capitalisation of roughly £44.6bn and putting the price within a whisker of the 52‑week high of 391.35p and well above the 52‑week low of 205p set in April.London South East+1 That means the stock is now more than 80% above its spring trough, yet only about flat over 12 months, a neat summary of
8 December 2025
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BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) Stock Hits 52‑Week High as Anglo Bid Fades and Samarco Risk Eases

BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP) Stock Hits 52‑Week High as Anglo Bid Fades and Samarco Risk Eases

BHP Group Ltd (ASX:BHP, NYSE:BHP) has surged back into the spotlight. On 8 December 2025, BHP shares on the ASX traded around A$44.5, just shy of a fresh 52‑week high of A$44.84, giving the miner a market capitalisation of roughly A$226 billion. That puts BHP within striking distance of Commonwealth Bank’s A$258 billion valuation and cements its place at the heart of the current resources-led rally on the ASX.Google+1 At the same time, a series of legal, strategic and ESG developments – from the Samarco class action settlement to the failed Anglo American takeover bid and advances in decarbonisation –
8 December 2025
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Foxtel Business iQ Wins Major MinRes Deal, Bringing Premium Sport and Streaming to 3,000 Remote Mining Rooms

Foxtel Business iQ Wins Major MinRes Deal, Bringing Premium Sport and Streaming to 3,000 Remote Mining Rooms

Published 6 December 2025 Foxtel Group has secured a major commercial win in Australia’s resources sector, expanding its Foxtel Business iQ platform into Mineral Resources’ (MinRes) remote accommodation network in Western Australia. The upgraded partnership will see Business iQ installed in around 3,000 onsite rooms across MinRes villages, delivering the full Foxtel at‑home experience – live sport, entertainment, on‑demand content and integrated communications – directly into some of the country’s most isolated mining communities. Foxtel Group+2Content + Technology+2 Announced on 4 December and amplified by industry outlets over the following days, the deal positions Foxtel Business iQ as a key
6 December 2025
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Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Stock Outlook on December 6, 2025: Grasberg Fallout, Copper Boom and Wall Street Targets

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Stock Outlook on December 6, 2025: Grasberg Fallout, Copper Boom and Wall Street Targets

Published: December 6, 2025 Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) heads into the final weeks of 2025 with its share price recovering, copper fundamentals tightening and a major Indonesian mine still working through the aftermath of a fatal accident and legal backlash. As of the close on December 5, Freeport-McMoRan stock finished at $45.20, up 1.32% on the day, with trading volume just over 20 million shares and a 52‑week range of $27.66–$49.12. Freeport-McMoRan Investors+1 This article pulls together the key news, forecasts and analyses surrounding FCX as of December 6, 2025, focusing on three big themes: the Grasberg mud-rush incident and
6 December 2025
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Vale S.A. Stock (VALE): Dam Provision Shock, Dividend Windfall and 2026 Outlook

Vale S.A. Stock (VALE): Dam Provision Shock, Dividend Windfall and 2026 Outlook

Updated: December 6, 2025 Where Vale stock stands after the December 5 sell‑off Vale S.A.’s New York–listed ADRs (NYSE: VALE) closed on Friday, December 5, around $12.90, down nearly 5% on the day after a sharp intraday reversal.Investing.com+1 Even after that drop, the stock is still near a fresh 52‑week high around $13.4, set on December 4, and well above its 52‑week low near $8.06.MarketBeat+1 By most measures, 2025 has been a big comeback year: On current numbers the ADRs trade at roughly 9–10× trailing earnings, with a market capitalisation in the mid‑$50 billions and a beta that screens below
6 December 2025
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Caterpillar (CAT) Stock Hits Fresh High on AI Power Demand and Green Mining Push – What Investors Need to Know Now

Caterpillar (CAT) Stock Hits Fresh High on AI Power Demand and Green Mining Push – What Investors Need to Know Now

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) stock is finishing 2025 on a powerful note. As of December 5, 2025, CAT is trading around $602 per share, hovering near its 52‑week high around $603 and valuing the heavy‑equipment giant at roughly $280 billion.MarketBeat Over the past 12 months, Caterpillar stock has surged more than 50%, handily beating the S&P 500’s low‑teens gain and cementing its status as one of the standout industrials of the year.www.alphaspread.com The rally is being powered by two big themes: the AI data‑center boom, which is driving demand for Caterpillar’s power‑generation equipment, and a push toward greener mining fleets,
5 December 2025
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United States Antimony (UAMY) Stock in December 2025: Pentagon Deal, Mining Push and What Analysts Expect Next

United States Antimony (UAMY) Stock in December 2025: Pentagon Deal, Mining Push and What Analysts Expect Next

Updated: December 5, 2025 United States Antimony Corporation (NYSE American: UAMY) has quietly become one of the loudest tickers in the critical‑minerals trade of 2025. The micro‑cap producer, long overlooked, is now sitting at the intersection of U.S. defense policy, supply‑chain geopolitics and speculative trading. As of early trading on December 5, 2025, UAMY is hovering around $6–6.20 per share, after closing at $6.12 on December 4, a 15% jump on the day.StockInvest The stock has swung between $1.06 and $19.70 over the last 52 weeks, underlining just how volatile this new “critical minerals” play has become.StockInvest Behind the volatility
5 December 2025
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Critical Metals Corp (CRML) Stock: Latest News, U.S. Stake Talks, Tanbreez Progress and 2026 Forecast

Critical Metals Corp (CRML) Stock: Latest News, U.S. Stake Talks, Tanbreez Progress and 2026 Forecast

Updated December 5, 2025 Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML) has become one of the loudest tickers in the rare earths and lithium space in 2025. The stock has rocketed from penny-stock levels to a multi‑billion‑dollar valuation, swung violently on rumors of a U.S. government stake, and now trades as a highly speculative bet on Western supply chains for critical minerals. Here’s a structured look at where CRML stands today, what has changed in the last few months, and how analysts and models are framing the stock going into 2026. CRML stock today: price, volatility and basic metrics As of December
5 December 2025
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Edges Higher as Miners Rally and AI Deals Catch Fire (5 December 2025)

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Edges Higher as Miners Rally and AI Deals Catch Fire (5 December 2025)

Australia’s stock market ended Friday slightly higher, capping a largely directionless week but revealing some powerful under‑the‑surface themes – resurgent resources stocks, a headline‑grabbing AI infrastructure deal, and rising debate over whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has really finished tightening. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed around 8,634.6, up about 0.2% (0.19%) on the day, after swinging between small gains and losses.Yahoo Finance+1 Gold, metals and mining names led the advance, even as more individual stocks fell than rose and retail laggards weighed on consumer sectors.Investing.com+1 At the same time, Australia’s volatility index slipped to a six‑month low near
5 December 2025
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Anglo American (AAL.L) Stock on 5 December 2025: Teck Merger Vote, BHP Exit and What Comes Next

Anglo American (AAL.L) Stock on 5 December 2025: Teck Merger Vote, BHP Exit and What Comes Next

As of 5 December 2025, Anglo American plc sits at the centre of one of the biggest shake‑ups the global mining industry has seen in a decade. The FTSE 100 miner’s share price is hovering around 2,950p, close to its 12‑month high just above 3,000p, after a year defined by a failed BHP takeover, a transformational merger deal with Teck Resources, and an aggressive restructuring of its portfolio. FT Markets+1 Below is a structured look at the latest news, forecasts and analysis investors are watching today. Share price today: near 12‑month highs after a strong rebound The latest available data
5 December 2025
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Glencore Share Price Near 52‑Week High: Copper Growth Plan, $1bn Buyback and New Smelter Deal – December 5, 2025 Outlook

Glencore Share Price Near 52‑Week High: Copper Growth Plan, $1bn Buyback and New Smelter Deal – December 5, 2025 Outlook

As of 5 December 2025, Glencore plc (LON: GLEN) is trading close to the upper end of its 52‑week range, with the share price hovering around 383p after a powerful rally through the autumn. Over the last two weeks the stock has risen about 9–10%, and has logged double‑digit gains over the past quarter, even though the one‑year performance is still slightly negative. Investing.com+2Stock Invest+2 At the same time, Glencore has laid out an aggressive copper growth strategy, launched a fresh US$1bn share buyback, agreed a major copper smelter project in Chile, and confirmed the restart of its Alumbrera mine
5 December 2025
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Rio Tinto Stock Near 52‑Week Highs as New CEO Unveils $10 Billion Streamlining Plan

Rio Tinto Stock Near 52‑Week Highs as New CEO Unveils $10 Billion Streamlining Plan

LONDON/SYDNEY – 5 December 2025 – Rio Tinto Group (LON:RIO, ASX:RIO, NYSE:RIO) is ending the week in the spotlight after a powerful share‑price rally and a sweeping strategic reset under new chief executive Simon Trott. The miner is promising to become “stronger, sharper and simpler” while lifting copper growth, trimming costs and potentially selling up to $10 billion of non‑core assets. Rio Tinto+1 Rio Tinto share price today: trading near the top of the range Rio Tinto’s stock is hovering around one‑year highs across its three primary listings: Momentum has accelerated into December. MarketBeat notes that the NYSE ADRs are
5 December 2025
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Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) Share Price: Exploration Surge, Ratings and 2026 Outlook — 5 December 2025

Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) Share Price: Exploration Surge, Ratings and 2026 Outlook — 5 December 2025

Northern Star Resources Ltd (ASX:NST) has turned today’s news flow into a full-blown “gold + geology + ESG” story. As of Friday, 5 December 2025, Northern Star shares are trading around the mid‑A$26 range, only a little below their 52‑week high near A$28 and well above the 52‑week low around A$15.06.Yahoo Finance+1 The company is now valued at roughly A$39 billion and sits at the top tier of ASX-listed gold producers.TipRanks+1 Today’s catalysts: Let’s unpack what all of that means for NST stock right now. Northern Star share price snapshot According to recent ASX data, Northern Star has been trading
5 December 2025
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BHP Group (ASX:BHP, NYSE:BHP) Hits 52‑Week High on 5 December 2025 – What’s Next for the Mining Giant’s Stock?

BHP Group (ASX:BHP, NYSE:BHP) Hits 52‑Week High on 5 December 2025 – What’s Next for the Mining Giant’s Stock?

BHP Group Ltd has just moved back into the market’s spotlight. On 5 December 2025, its New York–listed ADRs (NYSE:BHP) hit a new 52‑week high of US$58.92, extending a roughly 13% gain over the past year and nudging above the previous range top.Investing.com India+1 On the Australian market, ASX:BHP closed at about A$44.38 on 5 December, easing slightly after a strong run that’s seen the stock rise roughly 5% over the past month and about 9% over the past year. A widely followed technical-scan column from MarketIndex now lists BHP as an ASX “uptrend” name, with one‑month gains above 5%
5 December 2025
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Anglo American (AAL.L) Stock Outlook After BHP’s Failed £40 Billion Bid and the Teck ‘Anglo Teck’ Merger – 4 December 2025

Anglo American (AAL.L) Stock Outlook After BHP’s Failed £40 Billion Bid and the Teck ‘Anglo Teck’ Merger – 4 December 2025

Published: 4 December 2025 Anglo American plc’s share price is sitting close to its 52‑week high as investors digest two huge storylines at once: BHP has again walked away from a takeover attempt, and Anglo is pushing ahead with a $53 billion all‑share merger with Canada’s Teck Resources that would create a new copper‑heavy giant, “Anglo Teck.” The Guardian+1 For anyone watching Anglo American stock (LON: AAL, AAL.L) today, the question is not just “what is the share price?” but “what exactly is the market pricing in” about this merger, the regulatory gauntlet ahead, and the future of copper demand. Anglo
4 December 2025
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Glencore Stock (LON: GLEN): Copper Pivot, Job Cuts and 2025–2035 Outlook After Capital Markets Day

Glencore Stock (LON: GLEN): Copper Pivot, Job Cuts and 2025–2035 Outlook After Capital Markets Day

Glencore plc has just given investors a dense package of news: a big copper growth story, 1,000 job cuts, fresh project announcements in Canada, Chile and Argentina, and tighter production guidance across its portfolio. As of Thursday, 4 December 2025, the stock is digesting all of that at levels close to its 52‑week high — and still tethered to coal cash flows. Below is a structured look at Glencore’s latest moves, the current GLEN share price, and how analysts now see the stock. GLEN share price on 4 December 2025 Glencore’s London‑listed shares (ticker: GLEN) closed at around 378p on
4 December 2025
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Rio Tinto (RIO) Stock on December 4, 2025: New CEO Strategy, Copper Upgrade and Dividend Outlook

Rio Tinto (RIO) Stock on December 4, 2025: New CEO Strategy, Copper Upgrade and Dividend Outlook

Date: December 4, 2025Tickers: NYSE: RIO · LSE: RIO · ASX: RIO Snapshot: Where Rio Tinto Stock Stands Today Rio Tinto’s big strategic reset under new CEO Simon Trott has arrived, and the market is paying attention. In other words, Rio Tinto is priced as a premium cyclical: near its highs, not obviously cheap, but backed by strong cash flows and a large dividend. 1. New CEO Simon Trott’s First Strategy Day: “Stronger, Sharper, Simpler” Leadership change and new operating model Simon Trott formally took over as chief executive on 25 August 2025, after previously running Rio’s flagship Pilbara iron
4 December 2025
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Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) Stock on 4 December 2025: Power Shocks, Heavy Rare Earths and the 2026 Outlook

Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC) Stock on 4 December 2025: Power Shocks, Heavy Rare Earths and the 2026 Outlook

Lynas Rare Earths Limited (ASX: LYC), the biggest producer of separated rare earths outside China, is ending 2025 at the centre of three intersecting storylines: surging strategic demand, messy grid problems in Western Australia, and a multi‑billion‑dollar expansion into heavy rare earths and magnets. As of early afternoon on 4 December 2025, Lynas shares trade around A$14.10, valuing the company at roughly A$14–15 billion. The stock has more than doubled from its 52‑week low near A$6.16, but remains about 35% below its October peak above A$21.60. Intelligent Investor+1 Below is a detailed look at the latest share price action, operational
4 December 2025
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Semiconductor stocks surge as AI capex stays high; Nvidia and AMD lead into next week

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7 February 2026
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Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

Oil stocks jump on Iran risk lift for crude — what to watch before Monday

7 February 2026
U.S. oil stocks surged Friday as crude prices rose on renewed Middle East tensions. Exxon Mobil gained 2.0%, ConocoPhillips 2.5%, and Occidental Petroleum 2.7%. Refiners rallied after a national union deal eased strike risk, though BP’s Whiting plant faces a local dispute. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel, up 0.74%.
Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

7 February 2026
Spot silver surged 8.6% to $77.33 an ounce Friday after dropping below $65, but still lost over 8.7% for the week. CME Group raised margin requirements for COMEX silver futures to 18% from 15%, effective after Feb. 6. China’s UBS SDIC Silver Futures Fund hit its 10% down limit for a fifth session. Traders await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
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