September 23, 2025 Australian critical minerals firms flock to US opportunities An Australian delegation of critical minerals companies visited Washington and New York last week to meet senior administration officials and investors.
September 23, 2025 United States Antimony stock jumps after $245M Pentagon contract win The new contract highlights the Trump administration’s broader push to strengthen US supply chains for critical minerals.
September 22, 2025 Congo will not ‘auction’ mineral resources to the US, president says Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said he would like to strengthen the partnership with the US, however.
September 22, 2025 US agency wants to buy scandium oxide from Rio Tinto for defence stockpile The US Defense Logistics Agency is seeking to buy scandium oxide worth up to $40M over the next five years from Rio Tinto.
September 22, 2025 Oceans protection law to tighten squeeze on seabed miners The High Seas Treaty, effective January, enables vast conservation zones in international waters to protect 30% of the oceans.
September 21, 2025 Neo Performance opens Europe’s first rare earth magnet plant The facility is targeting an initial rate of 2,000 tonnes of magnets per year.
September 20, 2025 India mulls strategic rare earth reserve, defense official says This is the first time India has made public its plans to set up such a strategic reserve.
September 20, 2025 India signs deepsea mining exploration deal with International Seabed Authority The country now holds the largest exploration area allotted by the ISA.
September 19, 2025 “We’re in project Manhattan 2.0”, uranium CEO says In 2024, the US consumed 50 million pounds of uranium, but only produced 677,000 pounds, according to the EIA.
September 19, 2025 China’s rare earth product exports surge to highest since 2012 Despite the surge in Chinese exports, end-users of rare earth magnets in Europe remain undersupplied.
Column: Copper is pricing scarcity at a time of plenty The world hasn't run out of copper, despite the many warnings of imminent shortfall that have accompanied its rally to all-time highs, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. February 17, 2026 | 10:35 am
