May 21, 2025 Canada’s mineral exports reach new records, driven largely by gold production — report The economy of the future depends on minerals and metals from Canada, MAC report asserts.
May 21, 2025 South Africa, US will discuss critical minerals, Ramaphosa says South Africa made it clear during the talks with Trump that it had up to nine critical minerals that the US needs.
May 21, 2025 Chinese authorities question metals bosses in smuggling probe Companies involved in producing and trading minor and strategic metals with military and high—tech applications have been among those called in, Bloomberg sources said.
May 21, 2025 Critical minerals still dominated by few despite diversification efforts: IEA The average market share of the top three refined material suppliers rose from 82% to 86% between 2020 and 2024, says IEA.
May 21, 2025 Nyrstar seeks government funding for antimony production The company could potentially produce the critical mineral at its South Australian processing plant.
May 21, 2025 Friedland’s Ivanhoe Atlantic urges US to list iron ore as critical mineral Ivanhoe Atlantic's move aligns with Washington’s strategy to secure minerals for military manufacturing and boost defense.
May 21, 2025 Energy storage boom drives battery shift, leaving nickel, cobalt behind LFP batteries are fuelling a boom in energy storage projects.
May 20, 2025 US battery maker Clarios to build $1B critical minerals plant Clarios is owned by global investment firm Brookfield and has 16 manufacturing and distribution centers across the US.
May 20, 2025 US-led peace talks could boost Rwandan processing of Congo minerals Congo, the UN, the US have accused Rwanda of exploiting Congolese minerals.
May 19, 2025 Perpetua Resources gets final federal permit for Stibnite Gold project in Idaho The decision comes after eight years of rigorous inter-agency federal permitting, and was the last federal permit required to progress towards construction.
Iran says potential energy, mining deals on table in talks with US Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces but on Sunday took a conciliatory line. February 15, 2026 | 09:34 am
