May 21, 2025 Rosneft acquires Russia’s largest rare earth deposit The move by Russia’s state-run oil giant Rosneft mirrors a broader trend of oil majors diversifying into critical minerals.
May 20, 2025 Trump sets stage to sell ocean mining rights off American Samoa The move follows a request for a lease sale from a company the Interior Department identified as US-based Impossible Metals.
May 19, 2025 Alberta Energy Regulator approves Gina Rinehart-backed Grassy Mountain coal project The mine, originally closed in 1983, has the capacity to produce 4.5 million tonnes of steelmaking coal annually and spans 2,800 hectares.
May 19, 2025 Namibia sees uranium, oil driving rebound in foreign investment Idled uranium operations restart and global companies ramp up oil exploration and green hydrogen projects in the west African nation.
May 18, 2025 Orano explores sale of Niger uranium assets, FT reports The uranium miner filed a lawsuit this week over the "arbitrary arrest, illegal detention and unjust confiscation of property" involving its staff and assets in the country.
May 16, 2025 Canadian green iron industry could be worth billions, create 14,000 jobs – report Report identifies “a vast but unrealized potential for Canada to shift from exporting raw iron ore to value-added green hot briquetted iron."
May 15, 2025 Century-old hydroelectric power plant in Quebec gets $1.2B boost from Rio Tinto This is Rio Tinto’s largest single investment in its hydroelectric assets since the 1950s.
May 15, 2025 China’s glut of coal locks market in vicious cycle of decline The optimism that’s taken hold in the wake of China’s trade truce with the US doesn’t extend to the market for power fuels.
May 14, 2025 EU must set aside over 10 billion euros for key minerals, says agency head The bloc has set 2030 targets for 34 minerals such as lithium and copper.
May 13, 2025 Op-Ed: From carbon laundering to strategic resilience — a mining imperative For years, developed economies have pointed to declining carbon emissions as proof of environmental leadership.
EU risks slow demise of aluminum industry if carbon tax not scrapped, Constellium CEO says The upcoming tax - coupled with concerns over supply - has pushed up European premiums for physical metal to a 10-month high. December 05, 2025 | 10:47 am
