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Salini Krishnan reports on the policy and capital forces reshaping critical-mineral supply chains: rare earths, US–China export controls, government stockpiles, deep-sea mining and the public money behind the West's push to rebuild refining capacity. A science postgraduate with a degree in communication, she reads the technical record before the press release, following minerals from exploration licence to processing plant. She has written for Skillings Mining Review since 2019.
Northumberland is a past-producing gold project in Nevada’s Walker Lane trend. StrikePoint Gold has agreed to acquire the Northumberland Gold Project in Nevada from subsidiaries of…
Bunker Hill Mine infrastructure in Idaho’s Silver Valley. Bunker Hill Mining Corp. has agreed to acquire Silver47 Exploration Corp. in an all-stock merger valued at approximately…
By Salini Krishnan Published: August 6, 2026 PANAMA CITY : First Quantum Minerals has formally initiated a government-approved processing program to clear, treat, and export stockpiled…
Mountain Pass is the upstream base of MP Materials’ U.S. rare earth supply chain. MP Materials has secured a long-term offtake agreement with a new U.S.…
U.S. critical-minerals processing infrastructure is moving closer to the center of national-security policy. The United States is moving from statements about critical-minerals independence to direct industrial…
Indonesian nickel mining and processing infrastructure is central to the 2026 global supply outlook. The nickel market enters 2026 with a narrower margin for error. Indonesia’s…
Silver bullion and refined metal are processed in an industrial refinery. Silver’s latest move has shifted the market from recovery watch to breakout watch. The metal…
Austral Resources has agreed to acquire all of Hammer Metals in a binding scheme valued at approximately A$80.7 million, creating a larger Queensland-focused copper group centred…
Rare-earth processing equipment at an industrial facility. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has proposed allowing the state-owned Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security…
Port Hedland’s export infrastructure remains central to the seaborne iron ore market. Iron ore prices are holding above US$100 per dry metric tonne, with Singapore Exchange…
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