December 13, 2025 Troilus set to get electricity for Quebec gold project The firm said it needs 70 megawatts to fully run the operation afterward.
December 12, 2025 Weir to acquire ESCO Elecmetal Fundición Limitada for $75 million Mining technology firm to acquire the remaining 50% share of its Chile-based joint venture.
December 11, 2025 Titan Mining starts operations at Kilbourne graphite plant in New York The company said this marks a historic step forward to restoring end-to-end US natural flake graphite production for the first time in decades.
December 10, 2025 Albemarle wraps up validation of lithium pilot plant in Chile Lithium recovery exceeded 94% during stable operation.
December 10, 2025 Perpetua partners with Idaho National Lab to build antimony processing plant The initiative is to demonstrate the feasibility of producing military specification antimony trisulfide from using material the Stibnite project.
December 10, 2025 Ford suppliers receive China’s new streamlined rare earth licences Ford appears to be the first foreign customer to acknowledge that suppliers have received approvals under the streamlined system.
December 10, 2025 USA Rare Earth brings forward commercial production plans by two years First production could begin late 2028, company said.
December 9, 2025 GE Vernova working with US government to boost stocks of yttrium The company is also investing in alternatives to replace certain rare earths used in production if it became necessary.
December 9, 2025 Critical Metals inks another offtake deal for Tanbreez rare earth concentrate The Tanbreez project in Greenland is one of the world’s largest heavy and medium rare earth deposits.
December 9, 2025 BHP strikes $2 billion funding deal with GIP for iron ore power network BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Fund would receive a minority stake.
Ivanhoe Mines begins copper anode production at new Congo smelter The facility, with a steady-state capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum, would be the largest in Africa once ramped up. January 02, 2026 | 08:44 am
Aluminum price hits $3,000 for first time since 2022 on supply concern A cap on Chinese smelting capacity and constraints to European production due to higher electricity prices have chipped away at global inventories. January 02, 2026 | 08:05 am
Vale Indonesia halts mining activities on delayed approval for 2026 output plan All miners in Indonesia are required to submit an annual production plan for official approval with the government setting output quotas for the industry. January 02, 2026 | 07:57 am