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Brazilian critical-minerals processing infrastructure in a tropical industrial setting. Brazil has enacted its first dedicated legal framework for critical and strategic minerals, offering up to R$7…
China Rare Earth Group is reportedly in talks to take control of Shenghe Resources, bringing its international rare-earth interests and minority stake in MP Materials into…
A Worcester Polytechnic Institute-led research team is combining biology, artificial intelligence and materials science to investigate whether rare earth elements and other critical minerals trapped in…
Deccan Gold Mines has been reported as targeting approximately 700–750 kg of annual gold production from Jonnagiri by FY28, although management guidance has also cited a…
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…
Iran is using the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to advance rare-earth exploration, with Bafq-Saghand and Esfordi offering distinct geological and processing opportunities.
DOE has launched a $16 million Planning Prize to help U.S. universities expand the mining and critical-minerals workforce as the country faces a shortage of mining…
Copper heap-leach pads, solution ponds and processing infrastructure in the Arizona desert. Freeport-McMoRan is weighing a roughly $4.5 billion expansion of its Bagdad copper mine in…
China’s rare-earth export-control suspension is approaching a decision point that could reshape procurement plans across the Western automotive, defense, electronics and energy industries. The suspension covering…
The 1872 Mining Law still governs much of U.S. hardrock mining on eligible federal land. Its royalty-free structure now faces renewed scrutiny as critical minerals gain…
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