How US Rare Earth Refiners Plan to Beat China’s Know-How
Washington is funding a range of homegrown separation technologies rather than copying Chinese methods. The bet is that innovation closes…
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US Seabed Mining: The Legal Battle Across Three Jurisdictions
When the Trump administration issued an executive order in April 2025 calling for accelerated development of seabed mineral resources, it…
Yttrium at $1,150 a Kilogram: Japan’s Supply Crisis Is Now a US Defense Problem
China's export cutoff has left Japan months from running out of a metal that coats jet engines and chipmaking equipment.…
Brazil’s Supreme Court Suspends Volta Grande Installation Licence as Indigenous Settlement Awaits Approval
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court has temporarily suspended the installation licence for Belo Sun Mining’s Volta Grande gold project in Pará…
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India Deepens Argentina Lithium Push as It Looks Past China
Argentina's ambassador to India, Mariano Caucino, has again pitched Buenos Aires as a lithium supplier New Delhi can lean on…
Brazil’s New Critical Minerals Law Gives the State New Power Over Foreign-Owned Mines
Brazil's Senate has approved a new Brazil critical minerals law — the National Policy for Critical and Strategic Minerals —…
Venezuela’s Resource Paradox: Why the World’s
Venezuela mineral resources include gold, iron ore, lithium, and rare earths—but sanctions, instability, and weak institutions keep them locked out…
Chile Copper Output 2025: October Production
SANTIAGO — Chile copper output 2025 took another hit in October, with national production falling 7% year-on-year to 458,405 metric…
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Nigeria Mining Crackdown Under Fire After 37 Custody Deaths
An arid artisanal mining site in Niger State, Nigeria. Thirty-seven people arrested during a Nigerian crackdown on suspected illegal mining…
Sudan Gold Mine Collapse Kills at Least 60
Collapsed artisanal shafts at a gold-mining site in Sudan’s West Kordofan state. At least 60 people were killed after a…
West Africa Gold 2026: Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire Reshape Supply
Gold exploration drilling at the Enchi project in Ghana. By Charles Pitts Gold trading near US$4,400 an ounce is changing…
Africa Holds a Quarter of the World’s Critical Minerals — Why Reserves Haven’t Translated Into Greater Value
Africa holds more than a quarter of the world’s known critical-mineral reserves, according to McKinsey. The continent has particularly large…
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US–Australia Critical Minerals Pact: 2 Projects Underway, Billions Still Pending
One year ago today, President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed the United States-Australia Critical Minerals Framework…
US-Australia Critical Minerals Deal Faces a Long Road to 2029
One year ago today, President Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals framework at the White…
Canada’s New Investment Rules Put Critical Minerals Deals Under Tighter Scrutiny
Canada is changing how it screens foreign investment in critical minerals. The new rules extend beyond outright acquisitions. They reach…
US Holds Second Round of Undisclosed Talks With Myanmar’s Military-Backed Government on Heavy Rare Earths
The United States and Myanmar’s military-backed government met in Tokyo last week for the second time in a month, according…
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China Controls 90% of Battery Graphite: Why Your EV Depends on It
The battery in your electric car contains more graphite than any other material by weight. Here is what it is,…
China’s Rare Earth Exports Rise 6.7% in September, but Nine-Month Shipments Fall 9.6%
China’s rare earth exports rose 6.7% year on year in September 2026, but shipments for the first nine months remained…
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan
China 15th Five-Year Plan lithium policy tightens mining permits and boosts energy storage, signaling stronger control over global lithium supply.
China’s Critical Minerals Export Controls
The November 2025 "pause" wasn't a reversal. It was tactical repositioning. While headlines celebrated China's suspension of certain October 2025…
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EU prepares objections to MMG’s Anglo American nickel deal
Furnaces and conveyors inside a ferronickel processing plant. By Sonny Rollins The European Commission is preparing to issue a statement…
EU Set to Unveil New Strategy to Cut
BRUSSELS — The European Union will next week introduce a sweeping package of measures aimed at reducing its reliance on…
UK Materials Mining Strategy
Why the UK materials mining strategy may determine Britain’s energy security and industrial future.
EU Steel Tariffs: How Brussels’ 50% Levy
When the EU steel tariffs proposal was unveiled in October 2025, few in Brussels could have predicted how seismic its…
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UAE US Critical Minerals Partnership Signals New Era of
A $1.8 billion UAE US critical minerals partnership with Orion Resource Partners marks a strategic inflection point in global mineral…
The Post-Oil Era Begins: Why Gulf Billions Are
Saudi Arabia & UAE pivot from oil to mining, reshaping Gulf wealth through lithium, copper & cobalt investments.
Guinea Bauxite Concession Revoked: UAE Miner
Guinea revokes UAE bauxite license, deepening state grip over strategic mineral resources.
Will Gold Prices Recover After the Israel-Iran Ceasefire?
Gold prices retreat as ceasefire between Israel and Iran drains safe-haven demand; market eyes Powell and rate cuts.
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