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.
March 19, 2025 Congo president says willing to partner with US on minerals-for-security deal Tshisekedi told Fox News host Bret Baier that such a partnership would allow Congo to extract and process its critical minerals to benefit US companies.
March 19, 2025 Deep-sea miners are set to dig for critical minerals, even if rules aren’t done The Metals Company has said it will file an application in June for an ISA license to begin mining.
March 19, 2025 China flexes rare earth dominance with million-tonne discovery The deposit could host as much as 1.15 million tonnes of resources containing key rare earth elements such as praseodymium, neodymium, dysprosium and terbium.
March 19, 2025 European bismuth prices rocket to record highs on China export curbs China announced plans to impose export controls on bismuth, in response to Trump's import tariffs.
March 18, 2025 Uzbekistan launches $2.6B initiative to bolster minerals sector Earlier this month, Uzbekistan laid out plans to develop 76 projects covering 28 different elements.
Anglo Asian expects copper output to triple in 2026 The London-listed miner anticipates copper production of at least 20,000 and up to 25,000 tonnes. February 18, 2026 | 09:44 am
