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.
July 31, 2025 EnergyX expands US Smackover acreage to cut lithium costs EnergyX’s latest acquisition places it among heavyweights in the region.
July 28, 2025 Battery startup raises $200 million to fund Northvolt deal The new funding enables Lyten to acquire intellectual property related to energy storage systems.
July 25, 2025 Three workers rescued after 60 hours trapped in Canada mine Rescuers used drones and a remote-controlled scoop to clear a massive rockfall at Red Chris and safely bring the three men to the surface.
July 23, 2025 Lab-grown gems put squeeze on diamond mining industry Cheap man-made diamonds are making life harder for miners, flooding the market with gems nearly indistinguishable from natural ones.
July 22, 2025 Aclara seeks state funding for US-Brazil plans Aclara wants to begin tapping ionic clay deposits in Chile and Brazil by 2028.
July 21, 2025 Brazilian miners warned of potential $1 billion in tariff pain Brazilian miners rely on US manufacturers for heavy equipment such as excavators and the mammoth dump trucks that can haul 100-ton loads.
July 21, 2025 Titan Mining targets Q4 2025 to become only integrated US graphite producer There is only one producing graphite mine in North America, Northern Graphite’s Lac des Iles in Quebec.
July 21, 2025 Sibanye-Stillwater buys US precious metals recycler Metallix Metallix recovers gold, silver and platinum group metals from industrial waste, helping Sibanye-Stillwater expand its US recycling footprint.
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