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Komatsu has commissioned its 1,000th ultra-class autonomous haul truck, marking a significant shift in mining automation from pilot projects to large-scale commercial deployment. The milestone, announced…
A lepidolite lithium operation in Jiangxi province, China. CATL’s prolonged shutdown of the Jianxiawo lithium mine in Jiangxi is tightening a market that had been expected…
Parliament House complex in New Delhi, India. Byline: Sonny Rollins India’s Parliament has passed legislation giving the central government wider authority over mineral-bearing lands and placing…
The Monte Muambe project is a multi-commodity critical minerals development in northwestern Mozambique. NeoTerra Group has reported 85% gallium extraction from initial acid-route hydrometallurgy testing at…
Brazil’s Lithium Valley is attracting consolidation as producers seek to combine neighbouring hard-rock assets and infrastructure. Lithium Ionic Corp. has agreed to sell its Salinas group…
Queensland’s copper-gold region is becoming the focus of Evolution Mining’s latest expansion push. Evolution Mining’s proposed A$213 million acquisition of Carnaby Resources is moving toward a…
A consortium including Glencore, Kyma Capital and investor Trifon Natsis has proposed injecting new equity into Sherritt International at C$0.12 per share, seeking to take at…
After more than a century of stalled negotiations, complex ownership shifts, and monumental engineering hurdles, the Simandou iron ore deposit in the Republic of Guinea has…
The global metals market is undergoing a fundamental reassessment. For years, major forecasters modeled comfortable surpluses or modest balances for industrial metals, anticipating that macroeconomic headwinds…
The global mining investment landscape on July 30, 2026, is characterized by aggressive corporate repositioning, structural commodity pricing floors, and a renewed emphasis on Net Asset…
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