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Lynas CEO Amanda Lacaze
Lynas adds terbium oxide to heavy rare earths portfolio
18th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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... 


Teck wins enviro nod to extend life of Canada’s largest copper mine
Teck wins enviro nod to extend life of Canada’s largest copper mine
18th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian miner Teck Resources has secured an environmental assessment certificate from the British Columbia (BC) government to expand the operations of its Highland Valley copper mine into the mid... 


Vale Base Metals CEO Shaun Usmar
Vale Base Metals boss says unit aims to be IPO-ready by 2027
18th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

The new boss of Vale’s base metals unit has reiterated a target of getting the sprawling nickel-and-copper business ready for a potential initial public offering by 2027, if not sooner. Veteran... 


Chevron enters lithium sector with acreage buy in Texas, Arkansas
18th June 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


Asante secures $470m in credit and equity commitments
Asante secures $470m in credit and equity commitments
18th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gold producer Asante Gold has secured $470-million in credit and equity commitments, laying the foundation for a financing package that will fund its growth ambitions and recapitalise its balance... 


Canadian Prime Minister and G7 chairperson Mark Carney
G7 launches action plan to secure critical minerals supply chains
18th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

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... 


Eastplats' Crocodile River mine
Eastplats advises of cybersecurity incident, confirms no disruption to operations
17th June 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and JSE-listed Eastern Platinum (Eastplats) has advised shareholders of a cybersecurity incident affecting its internal IT systems. Eastplats took immediate containment measures to protect... 


gold bars
Central bank gold reserves surge amid global uncertainty, survey reveals
17th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Central banks have accumulated more than 1 000 t of gold in each of the last three years, up significantly from the 400 t to 500 t average over the preceding decade, according to the World Gold... 


Element 25 gets A$50m NAIF loan for Butcherbird manganese expansion
Element 25 gets A$50m NAIF loan for Butcherbird manganese expansion
17th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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... 


Appian appoints former Newmont COO as senior operating partner
17th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Appian Capital Advisory has named mining executive Rob Atkinson as its new senior operating partner, strengthening the investment firm’s operational and technical capabilities as it continues to... 


Members of Palabora Mining and Mzansi renewable energy and grid-forming consortium.
South African copper mining company signs 12-year green energy supply agreement
17th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Rare earth boss sees 'long, hard process' to loosen China’s grip
Rare earth boss sees 'long, hard process' to loosen China’s grip
17th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

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... 


Equipment in use at the K.Hill project in Botswana
Giyani receives LoI from Exim for potential $225m financing
17th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Giyani Metals Corp, the developer of the K.Hill battery-grade manganese project, in Botswana, has received a nonbinding letter of interest (LoI) from the US government's export credit agency the... 


Citi calls time on gold’s rally due to slumping demand, Fed cuts
Citi calls time on gold’s rally due to slumping demand, Fed cuts
17th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Gold is expected to sink back below $3 000 an ounce in the coming quarters as a record-setting rally runs out of steam, according to Citigroup Inc., calling time on one of the standout rallies in... 


TMC secures $85m investment from Korea Zinc amid US minerals push
TMC secures $85m investment from Korea Zinc amid US minerals push
17th June 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


The main treatment plant at the Krone-Endora at Venetia mine
Tiffany & Co Canada threatens action over Diamcor's failure to repay loan
17th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diamond miner Diamcor Mining has received a Section 244 notice under the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, after failing to repay a C$3.51-million loan to jeweller Tiffany & Co Canada. The... 


US Export-Import Bank considers $120m loan for Greenland rare earths project
US Export-Import Bank considers $120m loan for Greenland rare earths project
17th June 2025 By: Reuters

Critical Metals has received a letter of interest from the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) for a loan worth up to $120-million to fund the company's Tanbreez rare earths mine in Greenland, in what... 


Hudbay resumes operations in Snow Lake after evacuation orders lifted
Hudbay resumes operations in Snow Lake after evacuation orders lifted
17th June 2025 By: Reuters

Canada's Hudbay Minerals said on Monday it has resumed operations at its Snow Lake mining site in Manitoba following the lifting of evacuation orders in the region. Manitoba declared a state of... 


G7 leaders agree on strategy to protect critical mineral supply, draft says
G7 leaders agree on strategy to protect critical mineral supply, draft says
17th June 2025 By: Reuters

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... 


US President Donald Trump and Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney
Trump says tariffs must be part of any Canada deal, Ottawa pushes back
17th June 2025 By: Reuters

US President Donald Trump said on Monday a new economic deal with Canada was possible but stressed tariffs had to play a role, a position that the Canadian government strongly opposes. Canadian... 


ZEITI national coordinator Ian Mwiinga.
Well done, Zambia, on your transparent ‘G-Factor’ mining revenue system
13th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


Resolution fast-tracks US strategy with OTCQB listing
13th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australia's Resolution Minerals is looking to strengthen its North American presence and tap into growing US investor demand for critical minerals exposure with a planned listing on the US OTCQB... 


Critical One to sell Namibia uranium assets as focus shifts to Canada antimony
13th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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... 


Ioneer raises A$25m for Rhyolite Ridge project
Ioneer raises A$25m for Rhyolite Ridge project
13th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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... 


Dundee Precious Metals picks up silver mine with $1.25bn Adriatic deal
Dundee Precious Metals picks up silver mine with $1.25bn Adriatic deal
13th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Toronto-listed Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) will acquire London- and Sydney-listed Adriatic Metals in a cash-and-stock deal valuing the silver-focused miner at about $1.25-billion, the companies... 


The Quebrada Blanca operation in Chile
Copper clash shows cracks in decades-old pricing system
13th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Canadian miner Teck Resources and Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining are locked in a commercial dispute over a major copper supply deal, exposing cracks in a decades-old pricing system as the market... 


Lac Tio mine, Quebec
Rio Tinto to trial ore sorting tech at Lac Tio mine with Quebec government support
13th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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,... 


Flooding at Ivanhoe copper mine was self-induced, study suggests
Flooding at Ivanhoe copper mine was self-induced, study suggests
13th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Seismic activity that disrupted output at a massive copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears self-induced, according to preliminary findings released by operator Ivanhoe Mines. The... 


Potential Exim support for HyProMag's US rare earths recycling plant
13th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

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... 


Greenland gold mine sees rush of investors in new funding round
Greenland gold mine sees rush of investors in new funding round
12th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Amaroq Minerals, which mines for gold in Greenland, has secured international backing in an oversubscribed fundraising round, underscoring rising interest in Arctic resources. Greenland and its... 


EV Resources buys majority stake in Mexican antimony mine
12th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

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... 


Southern Palladium Executive Chairperson Roger Baxter.
Capital raised to advance one of South Africa's last PGM development opportunities
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Sydney- and Johannesburg-listed platinum group metals (PGM) development company Southern Palladium has secured commitments to raise equity capital of A$8-million to advance the staged mine... 


Zambia’s South Africa-based cadastre system developer re-engaged, Ministry confirms
12th June 2025 By: Martin Creamer

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... 


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