February 19, 2025 US Army Corps seeks to fast-track 600 projects through environmental review The Army Corps posted the list of projects last week, marking them as eligible for emergency permitting treatment.
February 19, 2025 TMC shares surge on high-grade alloy production The company produced high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt alloy and manganese silicate at a facility in Japan.
February 18, 2025 Anglo sells Brazil assets for $500M, targets June to demerge Amplats The nickel assets include the Barro Alto mine, Niquelândia mine and the Barro Alto and Codemin ferronickel processing plants.
February 18, 2025 Chinese lithium company halts tech exports as trade tensions build Jiangsu Jiuwu Hi-Tech told customers it would stop exporting a piece of filtration equipment used to extract lithium from brines.
February 14, 2025 China’s BYD holds mining rights in Brazil’s Lithium Valley, documents show The EV producer's mineral rights acquisition in Brazil is its biggest step yet toward mining strategic minerals in the West.
February 14, 2025 Rio Tinto clears final hurdles for $6.7B Arcadium Lithium buy The acquisition of Arcadium is Rio Tinto's biggest deal in over a decade, making it one of the top lithium miners globally.
February 13, 2025 Ukraine and US partner in critical minerals sector Ukraine holds the largest titanium reserves in Europe, capable of meeting US and EU metallic titanium demand for over 25 years.
February 13, 2025 Trump official says minerals deal will give Kyiv post-war ‘security shield’ Trump has said he wants $500 billion in rare earth minerals from Ukraine.
February 13, 2025 Power Nickel to raise $28M for polymetallic project in Québec The fund will support exploration at the Nisk nickel-copper project.
February 13, 2025 Malawi temporarily bans all mineral exports to revamp rules Rio Tinto Group-backed Sovereign Metals is currently developing a graphite project in the African country.
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