European Union countries should create joint reserves of rare earths to prevent supply chain disruptions and economic blackmail from China, the EU's Commissioner for Industrial Strategy, Stephane... 

Canada's Teck Resources is weighing options to expand production of germanium, a strategic metal key to chipmaking, and is currently talking with governments, including Canada and the United... 

The Democratic Republic of Congo has extended by three months a ban on exports of cobalt intended to curb oversupply of the electric vehicle battery material, a regulatory agency said on Saturday.... 

An extensive pilot initiative aimed at scaling up hydrogen technology, infrastructure and applications across the length and breadth of China has been announced, shortly before next month’s... 

Efforts to enhance its footprint in Chile through the acquisition of resources have been highlighted by Canadian copper exploration company Marimaca as an effective way of complementing the... 

Strong governance in South America’s mining sector will advance sustainable, responsible and transparent resource management, while promoting economic development and reducing social and... 

South Africa should initially focus intently on its local green hydrogen market rather than the global market, and progress at its own pace, which has the potential to give it a global lead. Air... 

Australia-based Syrah Resources has restarted natural graphite production at its Balama operation in Mozambique, following the restoration of site access in May and the completion of preparatory... 

ASX-listed Everest Metals Corporation (EMC) is aiming to lead Australia’s entry into the rubidium sector by leveraging its new membership in the US Defence Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC).... 

ASX-listed Tivan has welcomed the Australian government’s approval of Sumitomo’s entry into the Speewah fluorite project joint venture (JV), with the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)... 

China has attacked the Group of Seven nations for what it called interference in its internal affairs and chastised a top European official for criticising Beijing’s rare earth and economic... 

Positive infrastructure advancement is on the way in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), SRK Consulting Congo chairperson Dominique Sambwa has pointed out. Speaking to Mining Weekly during a... 

Quebec-based rare earth developer Torngat Metals on Tuesday announced C$165-million in combined financing for its Strange Lake rare earths project in Nunavik. The company signed a C$110-million... 

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths has announced a milestone in its heavy rare earths strategy with the first production of separated terbium oxide at its advanced materials plant in Malaysia. This... 

Chevron said on Tuesday its has acquired on lease about 125,000 net acres in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas, marking the entry of the US oil major into domestic lithium production. Energy... 

The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have unveiled a new critical minerals action plan aimed at securing the supply of materials for clean energy, digital technologies and industrial... 

Manganese developer Element 25 has secured a senior debt facility of up to A$50-million from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), supporting the planned expansion of its... 

In a major boost for sustainable mining and South Africa’s clean energy ambitions, Mzansi Energy Consortium has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement with Palabora Mining Company (PMC) in... 

Western nations will take years to develop enough rare earth processing capacity to limit China’s dominance over the critical ingredients, according to industry veteran and former Molycorp boss... 

Deep-sea mining firm The Metals said on Monday that South Korean refiner Korea Zinc will invest $85.2-million, giving a boost to the company's plans to supply critical minerals for the US energy... 

Group of Seven leaders on Monday provisionally agreed on a strategy to help protect the supply of critical minerals and bolster their economies, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters. The... 

Zambia is strengthening transparency and accountability to make sure that natural resources improve the lives of all of its citizens. It gives easy visibility to the level of natural resource... 

Canada-based Critical One Energy plans to sell its uranium projects in Namibia to shift its focus to antimony and gold in Ontario's Thunder Bay. Critical One, formerly Madison Metals, announced on... 

ASX-listed Ioneer on Friday it had secured commitments to raise about A$25-million ($16-million) through a share placement to fund work at the Rhyolite Ridge lithium/boron project in Nevada. The... 

Several ASX-listed companies have secured a foothold in Brazil’s million-dollar-plus push to build strategic mineral supply chains, with their projects selected for funding under programmes backed... 

Diversified major Rio Tinto will invest C$7.6-million in an industrial demonstration project aimed at assessing the integration of ore sorting technology at its Lac Tio mine, in Havre-Saint-Pierre,... 

HyProMag USA, a joint venture between CoTec and TSX-V-listed Mkango Resources, has received a letter of interest (LoI) from the Export–Import Bank of the United States (Exim) for its planned rare... 

Perth-based EV Resources (EVR) has finalised its acquisition of a 70% interest in the Los Lirios antimony mine in Mexico. The company said on Thursday that it had met all conditions precedent under... 

Zambia’s South Africa-developed mining cadastre licensing system portals have been reactivated, the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development has confirmed. “The disruption was due to the... 

ASX-listed Talga has cleared the final regulatory hurdle for its Nunasvaara South graphite mine in northern Sweden, after the national government dismissed all outstanding appeals against the... 

In a step to accelerate South Africa’s just energy transition and establish the country as a global green hydrogen leader, R656-million has been committed to a green hydrogen fund. South Africa’s... 

Nasdaq- and TSX-listed Perpetua Resources has locked in $400-million in equity commitments through a bought deal financing and private placement, advancing a funding plan for its flagship Stibnite...