October 25, 2024 Could seaweed farms become the next generation of mines? Blue Evolution is working to develop a revolutionary method for sustainably extracting critical minerals and rare earth elements from seaweed.
October 25, 2024 Li-FT secures mystery lithium investor Li-FT Power has Canada’s third-largest hard rock lithium resource.
October 25, 2024 Mali threatens to let Barrick mine permit lapse over dispute Barrick's Loulo mine permit is currently set to expire in 2026.
October 25, 2024 Informal gold miners block Colombian highways in three provinces Miners in Santander and Norte de Santander are protesting the government’s plan to declare an area near the Andean wetland as a temporary natural reserve.
October 25, 2024 Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge gains key permit, but legal and political risks loom “Legal challenges are almost inevitable,” the Australian miner's CEO says.
October 25, 2024 Sanctions delay to Russian zinc mine causes supply miscalculation Western sanctions on Russia's zinc miner Ozernoye have left it struggling to replace equipment needed to ramp up output.
October 25, 2024 China to offer Taliban tariff-free trade as it inches closer to isolated resource-rich regime Selling Afghanistan's lithium, copper and iron deposits to feed China's enormous battery and construction industries would help the Taliban prop up their economy.
October 25, 2024 Adriatic Metals gets approval for new tailings facility It allows Adriatic to begin the disposing of mine waste at the former Veovaca open-pit mine by December 2024.
October 24, 2024 UK critical mineral importers to get financial support in budget Part of a broader effort to bolster British industries and reduce their reliance on China.
October 24, 2024 Micromine to launch new mine planning tool for underground operations Micromine Advance is a brand-new tool designed to model the complexity of underground operations.
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am