July 26, 2022 Greenland Minerals to fight draft rejection of mining permit for rare earths project The miner will object the draft decision as it relies on a ban on uranium mining, which is being contested separately through arbitration.
July 25, 2022 Voyager Metals calculates $1.6bn after-tax NPV, 43% IRR for Mont Sorcier iron-vanadium project Over a 21-year mine life, Mont Sorcier's annual production target is set at 5Mt of high-grade, low-impurity iron concentrate grading 65% iron with 0.52% V2O5 per tonne.
July 25, 2022 Codelco resuming work at halted projects after deaths It has begun to gradually restart two of its projects, which were halted last week following the death of two workers at different locations.
July 25, 2022 High-performance aluminum alloys can now be produced with little energy Researchers have developed a new process that cuts in half the energy needed to manufacture high-performance aluminum alloys.
July 25, 2022 South32 hasn’t found buyer for Eagle Downs coal project It said that offers to date for the metallurgical coal project in Queensland, Australia, have been unacceptable.
July 24, 2022 Fifty-thousand-year-old diamonds may be used to design ultra-hard yet malleable electronics Researchers say diamonds formed during a high-energy shock wave from an asteroid collision around 50,000 years ago have unique and exceptional properties.
July 22, 2022 Copper price rises as risk appetite returns Global stocks are up for the sixth day and the dollar weakened from 20-year highs.
July 22, 2022 Chile rejects second Anglo American project in two months Local environmental authority turned down Anglo's $40 million operational continuity project for its El Soldado copper mine.
July 22, 2022 Researchers figure out how to accurately detect compounds in rocks In just one-millionth of a second, it is possible to capture the elements that make up a sample.
July 22, 2022 Pensana starts building UK’s first rare earths refinery The rare earth processing hub is backed by the government as part of its first critical minerals strategy, unveiled today.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
