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Processing capacity, rather than mine supply alone, is becoming the central constraint in critical-mineral markets. The critical minerals supply chain is increasingly constrained downstream. New mines…
The Mt Lyell mining district on Tasmania’s rugged West Coast. Sibanye-Stillwater has approved the restart of the Mt Lyell copper-gold mine near Queenstown, Tasmania, clearing the…
The Pela Ema rare earths operation is located in Minaçu, in Brazil’s Goiás state. USA Rare Earth has secured a package of U.S. government-backed financing and…
China's rare earth export controls are paused, not gone. Two 2026 deadlines will decide what happens next — here's what's at stake.
New Mexico’s arid Grants mineral belt is one of the United States’ historic uranium-producing regions. Americas Uranium Corp. has agreed to acquire a 100% interest in…
South West Arkansas is being developed as a domestic source of battery-grade lithium carbonate. LG Energy Solution has signed a binding 10-year, take-or-pay agreement to purchase…
Salton Sea geothermal infrastructure and lithium development landscape in California’s Imperial Valley. The latest lithium price forecast 2026 is being shaped by a supply question that…
Alberta’s oil sands waste could contain significant quantities of critical minerals, but economic recovery remains the key challenge.
Aerial view of an integrated copper mining district in northern Chile. Mining M&A deals 2026 are entering a more demanding phase as the proposed Anglo American-Teck…
The US International Development Finance Corporation expands rare earth financing in Madagascar, strengthening Africa’s critical minerals supply chain ahead of African Mining Week 2026.
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