August 14, 2025

Nickel surpasses coal as Indonesia’s top export, Macquarie says

Earnings from overseas sales of nickel products were $16.5 billion in the first half of the year.

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.