March 24, 2025 Anglo Asian mines first ore from Gilar The Gilar underground deposit is part of Anglo Asian's Gedabek operation in Azerbaijan.
March 21, 2025 US-Congo minerals, security talks in early stages, minister says President Felix Tshisekedi has dangled his country’s resources as a way to attract support from US President Donald Trump’s administration.
March 21, 2025 US wants revised terms on Ukraine minerals deal, FT reports The FT reports that Washington wants to broaden the terms of the deal to include other assets, most notably a nuclear power plant that is currently under Russian control.
March 21, 2025 Gates-backed explorer makes play for Congo lithium deposit KoBold Metals has told the government of the DRC it wants to develop one of the world’s biggest hard rock lithium deposits.
March 20, 2025 China to add cobalt, copper to state metal reserves An effort to boost the resilience of critical minerals supply at time when energy transition demand is increasing and geopolitical tensions are running high.
March 20, 2025 Trump says he’ll soon sign Ukraine natural resources deal The president spoke about the Ukraine agreement shortly after he invoked emergency powers to boost the US’s ability to produce critical minerals.
March 20, 2025 Trump to expand critical mineral production using wartime powers An executive order signed Thursday taps the Defense Production Act as part of an effort to provide financing for critical minerals projects.
March 20, 2025 Perpetua to make official loan application to US EXIM in second quarter If the loan is approved, the Stibnite project would be one of Washington's largest investments ever in a mine.
March 20, 2025 Chinese state funding in mineral exploration on the rise: FT Since 2022, the nation as whole has devoted $13.8 billion to geological exploration annually.
March 19, 2025 Arafura inks rare earth oxide supply deal with Traxys Under the agreement, Arafura will supply a minimum of 100 tons per annum from its Nolans project.
Genome BC, BRIMM biomining partnership aims to de-risk genomic tools development Partnership Supported by an investment of up to C$1 million over three years. February 17, 2026 | 02:54 pm
