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Iron Ore • Oct 3, 2025

Iron Ore Shipping Costs Surge: Global Supply

Global iron ore supply chains are under renewed strain as shipping costs surge across key trade routes from Brazil and Australia to China. Rising freight rates,…

North America • Oct 2, 2025

Rare Earth Mining Deals: U.S. Pushes Supply

U.S. expands rare earth mining deals before 2026 midterm elections, backing MP Materials and allies to reduce China’s dominance in EV and defense supply chains.

Battery Metals • Oct 2, 2025

Global Lithium Supply Crunch: Who Wins the

Global lithium supply crunch intensifies as EV demand soars. Will China, Australia, or Latin America control supply over the next decade?

Latin America • Oct 1, 2025

Chile’s Alcaparrosa Sinkhole: Court Orders

TIERRA AMARILLA, Chile — Three years after a vast sinkhole tore open above the Alcaparrosa underground copper mine, Chilean regulators have turned a slow-moving environmental disaster…

Asia Pacific • Oct 1, 2025

Steel Giants Grow Wary of India’s Iron Ore

October 1, 2025 — Mumbai – India’s iron ore auctions, once a competitive battlefield for domestic and global steelmakers, are now showing signs of buyer fatigue.…

Base Metals • Sep 30, 2025

ABM Proves Metallurgical Strength at

Asian Battery Metals (ASX: ABM) has delivered a decisive technical milestone at its flagship Oval copper-nickel-PGE discovery in Mongolia, reporting metallurgical recoveries of up to 95%…

Energy Transition • Sep 30, 2025

Clean Energy Transition Accelerates Beyond

The global clean energy transition has shifted decisively beyond the policy frameworks of advanced economies, with countries such as Pakistan, Kenya, and Tanzania adopting solar and…

Sustainable Mining • Sep 29, 2025

Turning Mine Waste into $1.3 Trillion in

Vancouver-based Arca is betting that the mining industry’s path to long-term sustainability—and profitability—runs through its tailings storage facilities. Building on two decades of geochemical research at…

Base Metals • Sep 29, 2025

Argentina Approves McEwen’s $2.7 Billion Los

September 29, 2025 – San Juan, Argentina — Argentina has formally approved Canadian miner McEwen Copper’s $2.7 billion Los Azules project, granting it eligibility under the…

Battery Metals • Sep 27, 2025

Congo’s Cobalt Reset: From Blanket Ban to

DAKAR, Sept. 27, 2025 — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), source of nearly three-quarters of the world’s cobalt, will lift its eight-month export ban on…