November 1, 2022 Saudi Arabia courts Australian miners for $170 billion plan The kingdom says it’s sitting on top of $1.3 trillion worth of untapped mineral deposits including copper, zinc, phosphates, and gold.
October 31, 2022 Record central bank buying lifts global gold demand, WGC says Buying by central banks in the third quarter took their purchases for the year to 673 tonnes, more than the total purchases in any full year since 1967.
October 31, 2022 Green energy transition, structural changes to sustain much higher rare earth prices New report says China now imports half its heavy rare earths while demand from EVs, renewable energy is absorbing higher prices.
October 31, 2022 Breaking China’s grip on rare earths markets a ‘pipe dream,’ Australia says “That’s a country that has seen this need coming and made the most of it,” Resources Minister Madeleine King told Bloomberg News in an interview.
October 31, 2022 Mexico, US plan clean energy hub along border, AMLO says Mexico is looking to build five large solar plants, to help remodel car factories for electric vehicles and produce batteries and semiconductors in the state of Sonora.
October 31, 2022 EV battery production faces supply chain, geopolitical headwinds – report S&P Global also said soaring prices of critical battery metals threaten the profit margins of suppliers and automakers.
October 31, 2022 China shows the LME there are still buyers for Russian metal More than half of the copper in LME warehouses -- much of which was of Russian origin -- has been ordered out for delivery in the past three weeks.
October 31, 2022 Japan looks 6,000 meters under the sea for rare earths to counter China The government intends to start developing the methods necessary to extract the elements near the Ogasawara islands, according to the Yomiuri newspaper.
October 31, 2022 The lithium market is hotter than ever and traders are moving in Prices have soared to unprecedented levels as demand forecasts keep growing.
October 30, 2022 Brazil’s president-elect Lula vows greener mining Leftist former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected this Sunday, winning over far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
Chilean regulator fines Antofagasta’s Centinela copper mine for non-compliance The Superintendence of the Environment (SMA) said the company did not keep proper track of water resources. January 23, 2026 | 11:05 am
