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Rare Earth • Sep 10, 2026

American Critical Minerals Closes $2.5M Potash Raise

American Critical Minerals closed a $2.5M placement to fund its Green River potash well in Utah's Paradox Basin, as US potash import reliance hits 92%.

Copper • Sep 10, 2026

Austral Resources Submits Binding $80.7M Bid for Hammer Metals

Austral Resources Australia Ltd has formally escalated the corporate contest for Hammer Metals Ltd, submitting a binding scheme of arrangement proposal valued at approximately AU$80.7 million.…

Gold • Sep 8, 2026

Critical Minerals Supply Chain 2026: Kefi Suspends Tulu Kapi

KEFI Gold and Copper has suspended development activities at its Tulu Kapi gold project in western Ethiopia after a security incident that caused multiple fatalities, including…

Gold • Sep 7, 2026

Mining M&A deals 2026: Nevada Gold Mines settlement reshapes the board

The Nevada Gold Mines settlement brings Fourmile, Fiberline and Mike into a single joint-venture structure. The latest mining M&A deals 2026 provide a clear view of…

Mining • Sep 7, 2026

Sigma Lithium mine halt: Quilombola ruling tests Brazil’s permitting floor

Grota do Cirilo has become a test of how Brazil balances critical-minerals development with community consultation and environmental safeguards. A Brazilian federal judge’s order suspending environmental…

Metals Prices • Sep 7, 2026

Kaoko Metals Share Price: A$20m Raise Accelerates Namibia Copper Drilling

Kaoko Metals (ASX: KAO) has raised A$20 million to accelerate exploration at its Chalkos Copper-Silver Project in north-west Namibia, just days after reporting broad zones of…

Mining • Sep 7, 2026

Philippines Critical Minerals Policy Faces Indigenous and Environmental Concerns

Philippines Critical Minerals Policy: Mining, Indigenous Rights and Environmental Challenges The Philippines is seeking a larger role in the global critical-minerals supply chain. The strategy, however,…

Mining • Sep 7, 2026

Autonomous Mining Has a Network Problem

Mining companies can buy autonomous drills, remote-controlled dozers and AI software. The harder question is whether the mine has the smart mining digital infrastructure to make…

Mining Operations • Sep 7, 2026

Sibanye-Stillwater faces strike at Montana PGM operations

Surface facilities at an underground platinum-group-metals mine in Montana. About 420 workers at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Stillwater East mine and Columbus Metallurgical Complex in Montana walked off the…

Minerals & Metals • Sep 5, 2026

Silver price prediction: industrial demand and mine supply

Silver’s price outlook is being shaped by a market that remains physically tight but increasingly exposed to industrial efficiency gains and interest-rate risk. The Silver Institute…