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.

October 24, 2024

Montage Gold lands $825m for new West Africa mine

With full-financing now achieved, Montage will focus on starting construction of the Koné mine in Côte d'Ivoire. 

October 23, 2024

Mineral Resources’ Ellison faces probe from Australian watchdog

Managing director of Mineral Resources and major shareholder said the payments being probed pre-dated the company’s 2006 listing.

October 23, 2024

US asks G-7 to consider sanctions on Russian palladium, titanium

One major challenge is that Europe is reliant on the metals and has shown little appetite to target them in the past.