Africa • Oct 17, 2025
China’s Huayou Zimbabwe Lithium Plant to Power
$400M Huayou Zimbabwe lithium plant will refine local ore into battery-grade lithium sulphate, boosting EV supply chains across Africa and beyond.
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Mining Technology • Oct 17, 2025
UK Startup Targets Mining Emissions with
Digital Catapult invests £400,000 in Optimal Slope to scale optimal slope pit design software that cuts mine waste and Scope 1 emissions by up to 20%.
Mining Regulation • Oct 16, 2025
Limestone Reclassification: What India’s New
Limestone reclassification as a major mineral under India’s MMDR Act 1957 places it under IBM oversight, reshaping mining and cement supply chains.
Energy Transition • Oct 16, 2025
Fortescue Job Cuts as EV Manufacturing Shifts to China
Fortescue job cuts confirmed as the company moves its EV and battery manufacturing to China, marking a major shift in its green mining strategy.
Critical Minerals • Oct 15, 2025
Patriot Critical Minerals Confirms Largest
Patriot Critical Minerals files SEC S-K 1300 for its MEGA Project, confirming the largest U.S. tungsten resource and reshoring critical supply.
Gold • Oct 15, 2025
Silver Shortage: How Silver ETFs Are Reshaping
Silver Shortage deepens as silver ETFs outpace silver mining supply. Learn how investor demand is straining global silver markets in 2025.
Africa • Oct 14, 2025
Sierra Leone’s New Mining Act Reshapes the
The Republic of Sierra Leone has entered a new era of resource governance. On May 12, 2023, the West African nation enacted the Mines and Minerals…
Asia Pacific • Oct 14, 2025
Australian Rare Earth Stocks Surge as Trump
Australia’s critical minerals players are again in the geopolitical spotlight. Shares of Resolution Minerals (ASX: RML) and Nova Minerals (ASX: NVA) surged 55% and 16% respectively…
Asia Pacific • Oct 13, 2025
Russia’s Coal Industry Faces Its Harshest
Sanctions, collapsing prices, and logistical strain push miners toward structural decline Russia’s coal sector — once a symbol of industrial might and regional stability — has…
Mining Operations • Oct 11, 2025
When Satellites See What Governments Don’t
New EU-backed models reveal over 50% of the world’s mine sites missing from official records. As the global energy transition accelerates, lithium, copper, and rare earths…
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