August 27, 2025 Critical Metals, Ucore ink 10-year offtake deal to supply rare earths to US plant The deal connects the Tanbreez project in Greenland with Ucore’s DoD funded processing facility in Louisiana.
August 27, 2025 Escondida mine union warns of self-driving truck accidents BHP announced in July it had fully implemented autonomous operations for 33 trucks and eight drills.
August 26, 2025 Rock Tech inks German renewable energy deal for lithium plant From the start of commissioning, a significant share of the converter's electricity demand is to be covered by renewable sources.
August 26, 2025 Energy Fuels soars on Vulcan Elements partnership Energy Fuels will supply high-purity "light" and "heavy" separated rare earths to Vulcan for validation, starting in the fourth quarter of 2025.
August 26, 2025 Gemfields’ massive 11,685-carat ‘buffalo’ emerald set for auction The gemstone is the largest of several emeralds unearthed at Kagem, already famed for record-breaking finds.
August 25, 2025 Sandvik launches AutoMine surface drilling training simulator Available for all i-series surface drill rigs, the simulator delivers a realistic, safe and cost-effective training environment.
August 25, 2025 Texas factory gives Chinese copper firm an edge in tariff war Wellascent plans to invest in three years $100 million in the US plant.
August 22, 2025 Electra converts debt, launches $30M raise to jumpstart stalled cobalt refinery The $250 million refinery in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, has been on hold since its construction was halted in August 2023.
August 21, 2025 Seequent streams core images to Leapfrog to advance geological modelling Leapfrog 2025.2 enables the extraction of significantly more value from logging data.
August 21, 2025 Energy Fuels produces first heavy rare earth oxides The company said it believes the quantity and purity of its Dy oxide production is "unmatched" in the US.
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Mercuria redoubles metals push with $1.2 billion Kazakh deal The group is lending $1.2 billion to help fund the buyout of major Kazakh copper producer Kazakhmys. January 08, 2026 | 01:35 pm
Gold exports mask weakness in Canada’s broader trade picture Strong gold shipments to the UK pushed Canada’s overall exports to non‑US countries to a record high in October. January 08, 2026 | 01:15 pm