August 8, 2025 Critical mineral boron the best supporting actor of US magnet supply chain – 5E CEO 5E Advanced Materials, the only publicly traded pure play on boron, has released a PFS on its Fort Cady project in California.
August 7, 2025 Komatsu to deploy Pronto’s autonomous haulage technologies to quarry operations The new OEM-agnostic solution will allow quarry operators to retrofit existing Komatsu vehicles or purchase new trucks equipped with Pronto’s self-driving system.
August 7, 2025 Rio Tinto okays $180M expansion at Amrun bauxite mine The Norman Creek project in Queensland's Cape York aims to access almost half of the 978 million tonnes of reserves at Amrun.
August 6, 2025 GM signs rare earth magnet deal with Noveon Magnetics Noveon said the magnet deliveries to GM began in July.
August 5, 2025 Caterpillar sees US tariff hit of up to $1.5 billion this year Caterpillar’s outlook is important because it is one of the world’s biggest makers of machinery for mining and construction.
August 5, 2025 Guinea strips EGA of bauxite rights, hands asset to state firm Move further escalates a standoff over construction of an alumina refinery in the country, the world's second largest bauxite producer.
August 4, 2025 Nevada Gold Mines, Komatsu launch autonomous haulage partnership in US NGM will be automating their fleet of 300 and 230 tonne haul trucks across their surface operations.
August 4, 2025 India GreenLine to invest $46 million in electric truck fleet for Hindustan Zinc The funds will also be used to set up a commercial-scale battery-swapping infrastructure.
August 4, 2025 Mitsubishi Materials may scale back copper smelting due to worsening margins In June, peer JX Advanced Metals said that it was also considering copper production cuts.
July 31, 2025 Metso receives order for HPGR circuit for gold operation in Western Australia The plug-and-play solution is a first of its kind to be deployed in Australia.
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