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Bismuth — a niche metal used in industries from paints to defense — has rallied spectacularly since early February, when Beijing triggered export curbs in response to US President Donald Trump’s...
US President Donald Trump on Thursday invoked emergency powers to boost domestic production of critical minerals used widely across the economy as part of a broad effort to offset China's...
A range of solutions for commodity-rich African countries to work on with the automotive sector in a re-think of industrial policy around critical minerals were proposed during a high-level...
The African mining industry has great potential to show the world how to meet global sustainability targets, such as those set out in intergovernmental organisation United Nations’ Sustainable...
The need to ensure that Africa, with an abundance of critical minerals, benefits from their extraction and beneficiation, and the consequent economic development, was a key takeaway from this...
Shifting investment priorities and geopolitical uncertainty continue to shape the outlook for commodities, with platinum group metals (PGMs) facing unique pressures, Nedbank CIB markets research...
Globally rated metals & mining analyst and portfolio manager Shamim Mansoor is urging government and mining companies to get on with it – together – to add value through downstream beneficiation to...
Australian miner Arafura Rare Earths on Thursday announced a binding offtake agreement with Traxys Europe for the supply of neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) oxide from its Nolans project in Northern...
The head of Canada’s Conservative Party says a government led by him would aim to approve all federal permits for Ontario’s Ring of Fire minerals region within six months to speed the harvesting of...
As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep sea, a showdown is under way over when and whether to allow mining of...
Dual-listed Euro Manganese has secured a key designation for its Chvaletice manganese project in the Czech Republic, strengthening its position as a future supplier of high-purity manganese to the...
Australia-based EQ Resources (EQR) has finalised five long-term offtake agreements covering its tungsten production from Australia and Spain for the next 24 months, securing sales valued at an...
Aim-listed energy and precious minerals exploration and development company Katoro Gold has, following an extensive technical review of further opportunities at its 65%-owned Haneti project, in...
US-based Energy Fuels on Monday announced a partnership with South Korea's Posco International to create a non-China supply chain for rare earth elements (REE) essential to the production of...
ASX-listed European Lithium on Thursday announced a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 45-million tonnes at 0.4% rare-earth oxide from the Tanbreez project, in Greenland. The MRE was...
The rollout of new narrow-reef boring technology, which has the potential to boost platinum group metal (PGM) grades, lower unit costs, enhance safety, and streamline downstream materials handling,...
The Spanish government wants to map out the country's mineral resources with a particular focus on key raw materials as part of a broader plan unveiled on Tuesday to boost production and management...
Australian manganese producer Element 25 has received final approval for the expansion of its Butcherbird mine in Western Australia, with the company now cleared to increase the mine's production...
ASX-listed Victory Metals has completed a scoping study for the North Stanmore rare earths project in Western Australia, confirming the project is a world-class opportunity for the critical...
South Africa has extensively tested highly convincing home-grown smelting technology that has the potential to re-establish this country as a global ferroalloys hub by enabling it to produce...
Rio Tinto Group said it’s seeking to sell bonds in the US to help repay a bridging loan used to finance its $6.7-billion acquisition of Arcadium Lithium. The world’s second-biggest miner didn’t...
The results of the pilot testing of a new Proudly South African smelting technology, which lowers electricity usage and has the potential to render local ferroalloy beneficiation globally...
London-listed Critical Mineral Resources (CMR) has signed an investment agreement with Gilini Holdings for the provision of £2.5-million in funding to be used for project acquisitions, expanding...
London-based hedge fund Palliser Capital released on Monday a letter addressed to the chair of global iron ore miner Rio Tinto, urging further steps toward unifying its dual-listed structure...
Australia-listed Resolution Minerals has announced a binding agreement to acquire three exploration projects in New South Wales and Queensland, enhancing its strategic exposure to two critical...
Rio Tinto Group has scrapped plans to raise as much as $5-billion in a share sale following pushback from investors, people with knowledge of the matter said. Executives at the mining giant had...
The US is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a statement to Reuters on Sunday, after a Congolese senator contacted US officials to pitch a...
Dr Patrice Motsepe, the executive chairperson of the diversified mining company African Rainbow Minerals, on Friday expressed confidence that platinum group metal (PGM) prices will increase in the...
A global shortage of antimony — widely used in munitions — could worsen as the US and Europe replenish stockpiles of bullets and bombs used in Ukraine, according to the company building one of the...
TSX-V-listed Bunker Hill Mining on Thursday announced a capital restructuring, led by Teck Resources, to secure funding for the restart of the Bunker Hill mine in Idaho’s Silver Valley. The...
Germany could have enough lithium reserves to cover its domestic needs for several decades, a study showed on Thursday, as Berlin seeks to boost its electric vehicle production and cut dependency...
Lithium Americas announced on Thursday a $250-million investment from Orion Resource Partners, a private equity firm focused on metals and materials, to fund the development of the first phase of...
South Africa’s biggest gold mining company is well down the track with its solar build amid group operating free cash flows increasing by 46% to a new half-year record of R10.4-billion in the six...
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