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.
October 24, 2024 Mali accuses Barrick Gold of breaching agreement, miner denies claims Mali's economy and mines ministries said Barrick had "not honoured the commitments to which it subscribed in the agreement."
October 24, 2024 Biden administration approves ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine Ford and a joint venture between Toyota and Panasonic have agreed to buy lithium from the mine.
October 24, 2024 McEwen Copper receives additional $35m investment from Rio technology venture Following the latest round of financing, Nuton now owns 17.2% of McEwen Copper on a fully diluted basis, nearly doubling its initial shareholding.
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
