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Lithium brine evaporation ponds and processing infrastructure. Lithium carbonate futures fell more than 3% in a single session in September, interrupting a firm stretch that had…
Copper production at a large open-pit mine remains constrained by operational disruptions, declining grades and long project timelines. Copper prices remain near record territory even as…
Nickel prices have recovered modestly in late September, with both LME and SHFE contracts rising by more than 1% in a recent session and spot nickel…
Norway is targeting 2028 to complete the planning framework for the Fen Complex, Europe's largest documented rare-earth deposit, as the project moves toward potential development in…
The European Commission’s revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) reduce reporting volume sharply, but they do not remove the operational risks that mining companies must measure,…
Brazil now has a national legal framework for critical and strategic minerals. Law 15.506, enacted on September 16, created the National Policy for Critical and Strategic…
China and New Zealand have held their second EV dialogue, with no new minerals or investment deal announced. The meeting highlights the contrast between China's integrated…
Autonomous mining technology is moving from isolated pilot projects into routine production across surface and underground operations. In September, EACON said its autonomous solution had been…
The Zgounder silver mine in Morocco sits within the arid Anti-Atlas mountain range. Silver entered late September with the market focused on a familiar question: can…
Aircore drilling in a remote Northern Territory exploration area. Barkly Rare Earths has reported rare-earth mineralisation in all 28 holes from an initial drilling program across…
An industrial processing complex in Tennessee is at the center of Korea Zinc’s plan to expand U.S. refining capacity. Korea Zinc’s $7.4 billion Project Crucible has…
Legacy uranium mining and reclamation landscape in northwestern New Mexico. New Mexico has barred new uranium mining leases on state trust lands, setting a state-level limit…
Representative documentary view of a shallow copper operation in central Tanzania. Kenya-based Marula Mining is moving to take full ownership of the Kinusi copper mine in…
Artisanal gold workings and weathered laterite in Suriname’s Gonini district. Critical Resources’ shares rose as much as 29% after the Australian-listed explorer announced an exclusive agreement…
The Cobre Panamá copper operation in Panama remains central to First Quantum’s financial and strategic outlook. First Quantum Minerals’ three-year agreement with Jiangxi Copper has kept…
Lithium brine ponds and processing infrastructure in Argentina’s Andean mining corridor. The United States plans to provide up to $7 billion in financing for Argentine mineral…
A copper exploration site in the remote northwest Queensland landscape. AIC Mines has agreed to acquire Materra Metals for A$120 million, adding the Mt Cuthbert Copper…
High-altitude drilling at a terraced silver operation in Morocco. Aya Gold & Silver has reported high-grade, shallow silver mineralization from 97 drill holes at its Zgounder…
Copper cathode and concentrate move through an operating industrial handling facility. Market snapshot Copper’s physical market is tightening as exchange stocks fall, nearby prices move into…
Western Australian hard-rock lithium development infrastructure in the Goldfields region. Titan Australia Mining, a subsidiary of UAE-headquartered critical minerals group Titan Lithium, has agreed to acquire…
Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia, the source of Rio Tinto’s flagship Pilbara Blend product. China Mineral Resources Group, the state-backed buyer created to centralize…
Bannerman Energy has declared its Etango uranium project in Namibia fully funded through construction and ramp-up after completing a A$124 million institutional placement, clearing a key…
Conceptual editorial view of a brownfield underground copper mine and processing complex in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. White Pine Copper LLC has outlined a US$1.38 billion after-tax…
Reverse-circulation drilling at a remote East Yilgarn exploration target. RareX Ltd. has identified a 74-metre zone of anomalous copper sulphide mineralisation beneath a large gallium anomaly…
Remote view of a large-scale gold development site in Australia's Northern Territory. Artemis Gold Inc. has agreed to acquire Vista Gold Corp. in an all-share transaction…
JL MAG highlights the scale of China’s rare earth magnet manufacturing and the challenge of building alternative magnet supply chains outside China.
NEW YORK — Italy and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding on critical minerals that establishes a formal framework for cooperation on supply-chain…
Autonomous mining has moved beyond the pilot stage. Industry data compiled by Skillings indicates that about 5,684 autonomous or autonomy-ready haul trucks are now operating globally,…
Nickel prices recovered modestly on Sept. 22 as market sentiment improved ahead of the China-US summit, interrupting a slide toward US$16,000 a tonne. But the rebound…
India will launch a new lithium-nickel processing scheme as it develops critical-mineral parks and seeks greater domestic mineral value addition.
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