August 14, 2025 Ukraine PM orders sweeping audit of mining licences Government officials have previously said that Ukraine had about 3,000 mining licenses and about 10% of them may be dormant.
August 13, 2025 US proposes nearly $1 billion in funds for critical minerals, materials The Energy Department said it will issue notices of funding opportunities to advance and scale mining, processing and manufacturing technologies.
August 13, 2025 India set to allow its private firms to mine and import uranium to help nuclear expansion Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government plans to expand nuclear power production capacity by 12 times by 2047.
August 12, 2025 Peninsula Energy’s processing plant at Wyoming uranium project gets state approval The Lance project represents one of the largest US uranium projects in size and scale, with a defined resource of 58 million lb. of uranium oxide.
August 12, 2025 AI data centers to worsen copper shortage – BNEF Microsoft’s $500 million data center in Chicago alone required 2,177 tonnes of copper during construction.
August 12, 2025 Peabody–Anglo $3.8B coal deal on the brink after mine fire Peabody will announce on August 19 if it will proceed with acquiring Anglo's mines, as it seeks to renegotiate a lower price.
August 11, 2025 Mexico’s PEMEX eyes lithium from oilfield brines PEMEX says that high concentrations of lithium, comparable to Bolivia’s, have been found in drilling operations across five states.
August 10, 2025 BHP leads global steelmakers group to study Asian carbon capture hubs The consortium will evaluate how shared infra can cut costs, aggregate sufficient volumes of carbon dioxide for storage or reuse and distribute risks across companies.
August 8, 2025 What’s next for the USGS critical mineral list New list for a new administration will likely reflect the President’s aims and priorities.
August 7, 2025 Fortescue secures yuan loan worth $2 billion for green energy plans The mining giant said at the end of July that it was scaling back and would scrap its green hydrogen projects locally and in the United States.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
