December 3, 2024 Vale Base Metals completes Voisey’s Bay underground mine in Labrador What began life as open pit in 2005 is now two underground mines – Reid Brook and Eastern Deeps.
December 3, 2024 The role of minerals in Trump’s energy strategy dominance agenda Achieving energy dominance will necessitate substantial quantities of minerals, ranging from tungsten in exploration drill bits to copper in electrical transmission lines.
December 2, 2024 Critical Metals’ Wolfsberg lithium project to get fast-tracked without EIA The Wolfsberg project in Austria represents the first fully permitted spodumene mine on the continent, with first production targeted for 2026/2027.
December 2, 2024 Norway forced to pause Arctic seabed mining plans A small left-wing environmentalist party secured an agreement to delay the initiative in exchange for supporting the national budget.
November 29, 2024 Lithium Argentina picks Switzerland as another China-backed junior flees Canada The company is seeking to redomicile to Switzerland following a corporate review and a new agreement with investor Ganfeng Lithium.
November 29, 2024 Indonesia to review compliance in move that could affect mine output Indonesia said it will check miners' compliance with environmental rules and "re-examine" production quotas for those found to be in breach.
November 29, 2024 Column: US targets scrap to close the critical minerals gap As the US government is discovering, investing in new scrap processing capacity is far cheaper and greener than building new mines.
November 28, 2024 Madagascar lifts suspension on Energy Fuels’ critical minerals project The Toliara project is expected to be a cornerstone source of monazite supply for the White Mesa mill, the company said.
November 28, 2024 India to auction first offshore minerals tranche worth more than $17.8bn The auction includes seven polymetallic nodules blocks.
November 27, 2024 RANKED: Top 20 automakers by EV battery metal spending Value of the graphite, lithium, nickel, cobalt and magnesium contained in EV batteries is up 38% from the lows struck in January.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
