September 12, 2025 Giant Imboo emerald leads Gemfields’ $32M auction comeback The standout was the 11,685-carat 'Buffalo' emerald, which sold for an estimated $1.9 million, though the price wasn't revealed.
September 10, 2025 Policy is the new geology, panel hears The single biggest driver of returns now isn’t what’s in the rock, it’s what’s on the books, a panel heard at the Precious Metals Summit
September 5, 2025 Uranium demand for nuclear power set to surge nearly 30% by 2030 – report World Nuclear Association said the growth is tied to a rapid buildout of nuclear power capacity worldwide.
September 4, 2025 Vale reopens Capanema mine, unveils $12.2B investment plan in Minas Gerais Capanema will add about 15 million tonnes per year to Vale's iron ore output.
September 1, 2025 LME copper price near $10,000 amid softer dollar and resilient Chinese demand Copper price pushed toward the $10,000-per-ton threshold on Monday on the London Metal Exchange.
August 26, 2025 Guard killed in armed attack at Kodal’s Mali lithium mine Attackers on motorcycles targeted the Bougouni mine but fled after military forces engaged them. No other staff or contractors were harmed.
August 15, 2025 American Rare Earths produces first Wyoming oxides A research group assayed the concentrates to about 96.4% light rare earth oxides and 97.1% heavy rare earth oxides from 840 kg of ore.
August 15, 2025 Montage worker dies in Côte d’Ivoire project accident Construction activities at the site resumed Friday after a one-day pause.
August 14, 2025 US eyes minerals cooperation in province home to Reko Diq Pakistan’s Commerce Minister indicated that US companies will be offered opportunities in the mining sector.
August 11, 2025 Jaguar Mining secures federal permit to restart the Turmalina mine The miner expects to resume operations in Q1 2026, following the 2024 shutdown of the mine after a tailings pile failure.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am