July 18, 2025 KoBold signs Congo deal to boost US mineral supply Congo and Kobold Metals agree on exploration tie‑up to boost critical‑minerals output.
July 17, 2025 US set to impose 93.5% duty on China battery material The US Commerce Department imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties on Chinese imports of graphite.
July 17, 2025 Special forces veterans lead US bid to buy Congo cobalt miner Orion Resource Partners and Virtus Minerals are jointly negotiating the purchase of Chemaf, Bloomberg sources say.
July 17, 2025 Lithium prices and stocks jump after Zangge Mining halt Lithium prices advanced to a near three-month high after the Chinese producer halted operations in Qinghai province.
July 17, 2025 Argentina mining exports to top $5B in 2025 despite lithium struggles, industry body says Argentine President Javier Milei's libertarian government is seeking to boost the country's mining sector.
July 16, 2025 Myanmar’s tin exports set to rise as major hub resumes mining Local authorities approved the resumption of mining in the conflict-riven region of Wa State.
July 16, 2025 Zimbabwe aims to break ground for $270 million new lithium plant this year Kuvimba Mining House will begin construction of the concentration plant at its Sandawana mine in Q3 of this year.
July 15, 2025 Indigenous groups ask Chile court to pause community review of Codelco-SQM lithium deal The process is one of the final conditions for a deal to go into effect in which state-run Codelco will take a majority stake in SQM's lithium mining operations.
July 15, 2025 Canada Nickel deposits akin to ‘Sudbury’s endowment’ New initial resources add almost 275 million measured and indicated tonnes to the company’s portfolio.
July 15, 2025 China’s lithium giants tumble after first-half profit warnings Two of the largest miners warned that battery metal woes had weighed on earnings for the first half of the year.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
