The demand-surpassing production of metallurgical coal, in spite of the availability of environment-friendly alternatives for steelmaking in particular, is highlighted in the launch of a... 

Iron-ore and most base metals fell after US President Donald Trump said that he could hit China with 10% tariffs on all imports, suggesting February 1 as the possible start date. Futures of the... 

Chile's development agency Corfo on Tuesday opened a call for studies on the extraction of cobalt and rare earths from mining waste, offering $3-million to $4-million per project for a three-year... 

US President Donald Trump's rollback of electric vehicle targets may temporarily slow demand for lithium and other critical minerals, but is unlikely to hamper the mining industry amid surging... 

Perth-based Chalice Mining on Wednesday announced the appointment of project manager and executive Dan Brearley to the newly-created role of COO, further strengthening its senior leadership team.... 

Zambia is pinning its hopes on the mining sector for an economic revival after the worst drought in living memory caused a sharp slowdown in growth this year, its finance minister said on Tuesday.... 

In a bid to help make mine tailings safer for people and the environment, a global institute has been launched in South Africa which has also been selected as the location of the independent,... 

Rio Tinto Group and Glencore have held early stage talks about combining their businesses to create a behemoth to rival longstanding industry titan BHP Group. The discussions took place as recently... 

The world’s No. 1 cobalt miner churned out a record volume of the metal in 2024, thanks to a speedy ramp-up of its giant mines in Africa. China’s CMOC Group said Monday it produced 114 165 t of... 

Cobalt miner Jervois Global will go private as part of a restructuring deal with one of its lenders, after struggling to compete with Chinese rivals as prices for the battery metal plunged. The... 

Trade and development finance institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a project preparation facility financing agreement for an up to 200 MW private-sector,... 

Advisers to incoming US President Donald Trump are recommending he waive environmental reviews for federally funded critical minerals projects to boost domestic production of materials used in... 

US President-elect Donald Trump should deploy tariffs strategically rather than bluntly as he aims to support American mining companies facing stiff Chinese competition, a senior executive at... 

A most fundamental human need is to breathe fresh air. Yet, for millions of people working in underground mines across the globe, this is not a given. Now, members of the international ICMM mining... 

The US government is considering whether to provide a loan of up to $550-million to help developing a nickel and cobalt mine in Brazil’s Northeast. Brazilian Nickel has received a letter from the... 

Mines using renewable energy are being encouraged to harvest and store heat wasted during minerals processing and to then use its green electrons to close renewables intermittency gaps that come... 

A new report published by the Future Minerals Forum states that an estimated $5.4-trillion in investments is required by 2035 to meet the growing demand for key materials in the mining and metals... 

Global metals company Vale has announced the successful completion of the Voisey’s Bay Mine Expansion (VBME) project in Canada. The expansion shifts the Voisey’s Bay operation from openpit to... 

President Joe Biden touted his administration’s ties with Angola, including investment in a railway to deliver critical minerals across the continent as he met with Angolan President João Lourenço... 

Shares in Norwegian sea bed mining start-up Green Minerals fell by 40% on Monday after the government scrapped a first licensing round for deep-sea mining in return for support for its annual... 

TSX-listed Talon, which is in a joint venture with Rio Tinto on the Tamarack nickel/copper/cobalt project in central Minnesota, has promoted Mike Kicis to the position of president on January 1.... 

 The Democratic Republic of Congo's state miner Gecamines is offering $1-million to buy cobalt and copper assets of indebted mining firm Chemaf to prevent China from increasing its control of... 

Nasdaq- and TSX-V-listed Electra Battery Materials has secured a ten-year exploration permit for its Idaho copper and cobalt properties, including its Iron Creek project, in the Idaho Cobalt Belt,... 

Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. has emerged as the highest bidder for a stake in First Quantum Minerals’ Zambian copper mines, according to people familiar with the matter. Mitsui submitted an... 

The first batch of 275 new container wagons bought from Galison Manufacturing in South Africa has arrived in Lobito, Angola, to reinforce the transport capacity of the Lobito Atlantic Railway... 

Any move by the Trump administration to change US climate policy could benefit Australia's ambitions to attract greater investment to its critical minerals and green energy industry, Prime Minister... 

Donald Trump's return to the White House will refocus the nation's energy policy onto maximising oil and gas production and away from fighting climate change, but the Republican win in Tuesday's... 

The world’s No. 1 cobalt miner is sounding the alarm over the shrinking role of the metal in electric vehicle batteries. Chinese company CMOC Group, which has been churning out cobalt much faster... 

Zambia’s plans to take bigger stakes in some mining projects won’t impact existing operations in the country, including exploration activities, according to a senior government official. The mines...