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From copper and cobalt to rare earths and lithium, the minerals and metals that power modern life are at the heart of global mining. This section tracks production volumes, market prices, trade flows, and geopolitical shifts impacting the extraction and distribution of key resources. We spotlight battery metals, base metals, precious metals, and everything in between — along with the technologies and policies reshaping their supply chains. Whether you’re a trader, analyst, or enthusiast, stay informed with timely updates and expert commentary on minerals and metals in mining.
Western Ethiopia’s Kurmuk project is entering final commissioning as Allied Gold prepares to add a major new operation to its production portfolio. Allied Gold’s US$500 million…
Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt is attracting further exploration capital as Sandfire expands its regional position. Sandfire Resources has cleared the conditions required to acquire two copper…
Conceptual editorial image: autonomous-ready haulage and trolley-assist infrastructure at a future Canadian nickel operation. Canada Nickel has selected Komatsu and its largest Canadian dealer, SMS Equipment,…
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt has received Australian foreign investment clearance for its proposed US$210 million acquisition of Atlantic Lithium, removing a key condition to the scheme of…
Nevada’s Walker Lane belt is the setting for Lahontan Gold’s acquisition of Emergent Metals. Lahontan Gold Corp. is acquiring Emergent Metals Corp. in an all-share transaction…
U.S. and Lithuanian flags outside a government building in Washington. The United States and Lithuania have signed a critical minerals framework that sets a six-month timetable…
Copper tailings recovery infrastructure at a hydrometallurgical processing facility. Konkola Copper Mines has signed a $498 million engineering, procurement and construction contract with China Nerin Engineering…
An arid open-pit gold project landscape in northern Chile. Tesoro Gold has established a maiden Ore Reserve of 1.28 million ounces of gold at its Ternera…
Interior Alaska gold operation with open-pit benches and processing infrastructure. Freegold Ventures has reported a broad gold intercept at its Golden Summit project in Alaska, returning…
Brazilian ferronickel processing infrastructure similar to the assets involved in MMG’s proposed acquisition of Anglo American’s nickel business. The European Commission has issued a formal statement…
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