May 19, 2025 CHARTS: EV battery metals bill ticks up as cobalt, nickel prices strengthen The $1.73 billion worth of nickel contained in EVs sold this year for the first time exceeds battery lithium amounts, despite faster global adoption of nickel-free power packs.
May 19, 2025 Too many ESGs, too little clarity: Challenges to Africa’s critical minerals sector The issue is not a lack of ESG standards, but the overwhelming abundance of them, writes Christopher Burke.
May 16, 2025 Lynas becomes first producer of heavy rare earths outside China Lynas recently commissioned a new heavy rare earths separation circuit at the Malaysia plant, with first production of dysprosium targeted in May, followed by terbium in June.
May 15, 2025 Sinova Global reopens quartz quarry in British Columbia Sinova Quartz’s output will be used in the production of high purity silicon metal to support the drive for North American sourced critical minerals.
May 15, 2025 US mining permits fast tracked? Legal insights on Trump critical minerals executive order The order to stimulate US production aims to alter the political landscape of languishing mining project permitting files.
May 15, 2025 China’s Shenghe Resources to buy Australia’s Peak Rare Earths for $97M Peak Rare Earths is currently developing the Ngualla project in Tanzania.
May 15, 2025 Kazakhstan eyes more mineral exploration, building on $1B investment The nation plans to increase its geological exploration area by one-third by early 2026.
May 15, 2025 Tungsten prices hit 12-year high as China tightens export controls China supplies over 80% of the world’s tungsten.
May 15, 2025 Ucore gets additional $18.4M Pentagon funding for Louisiana rare earth plant Facility will be commissioned in stages, with production scaling up from 2,000 tonnes per annum initially.
May 14, 2025 MP Materials signs rare earths deal with Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden The US miner has signed an MoU with Saudi's state miner to develop a rare earths supply chain in the kingdom.
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
