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... 

Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp said on Thursday it was slowly resuming production at the Ambatovy nickel and cobalt project in Madagascar after last month's pipeline issue and is reviewing... 

BHP has moved on to focus on other growth opportunities after its failed bid for Anglo American earlier this year, the company's chairman said on Wednesday, weeks before a block on making another... 

Stockpiles of mining tyres are beginning to weigh heavily on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets of mining companies. Large tyre accumulations visible at some mining operations... 

Water power is there for the taking across a broad spectrum of many of South Africa’s hard-rock underground mines. At a time of high electricity prices, the availability of cooling reservoirs at... 

Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC's) State-owned miner has submitted a bid for Chemaf Resources’ unit in the country, months after saying it intended to block a previous deal to sell the copper... 

Leading mine blasting solutions provider BME today announced a new alignment with Protea Mining Chemicals, which provides one point of contact for two solutions through the BME brand. In this... 

The New South Wales (NSW) government on Friday announced a A$250-million royalty deferral initiative for critical minerals projects and said it would examine the implementation of a rapid... 

General Motors is eyeing further North American investments in lithium and other critical minerals used to build electric vehicles after boosting its investment in a Nevada mine to nearly... 

The world’s biggest listed miner, BHP, has reported a robust start to the 2025 financial year, with production increases across all major commodities. Copper production saw a 4% increase, reaching... 

Four global metals and minerals mining organisations on Wednesday published a draft consolidated standard that covers a wide range of topics related to responsible mining practices. The Copper... 

With the global energy system moving into the “Age of Electricity”, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has again highlighted the central role of Africa in producing the critical minerals... 

Commonwealth Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic has granted major project status to Chalice Mining’s Gonneville project, in Western Australia. Gonneville, located about 70 km north-east of... 

Western nations should make ambitious investments in critical minerals to close the gap with China, which remains aggressive in consolidating its dominance in this space, Jonathan Price, CEO of... 

A High Court in London has ruled that Sibanye-Stillwater, listed on the JSE and NYSE, is liable for damages following the termination of a $1.2-billion agreement with investment advisor Appian... 

Recycle like there’s no tomorrow were the urging words flashed across the large screen at the thirteenth Oppenheimer Research Conference, where long-time former diamond mining luminary Nicky...