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.
December 8, 2025 REalloys reaches rare earths tie-up with Canada-backed council REalloys will invest about $21 million in the facility to expand production of heavy rare earths.
December 8, 2025 Vale to boost autonomous truck fleet in deal with Caterpillar Vale's fleet would reach 90 units, up from 18 at the end of this year.
December 5, 2025 Sandvik breaks ground on new $61M plant in Ontario Construction is expected to begin in December, with the new facility scheduled to officially open in Q3 2027.
December 5, 2025 Battery electric trucks hit Pilbara in joint BHP, Rio Tinto test The Caterpillar partnership will help miners assess charging needs, power management, and scale-up potential.
December 4, 2025 Larvotto expands technical capabilities at Hillgrove antimony-gold project With ECORE, Larvotto can immediately scan drill core after drilling, providing multi-element and mineral maps and data.
December 4, 2025 Rio Tinto’s Nuton tech makes first-ever copper cathode at Gunnison mine The milestone comes three months after Gunnison produced its first copper cathode at JCM.
December 1, 2025 Ivanhoe Mines fires up Africa’s largest copper smelter Ivanhoe expects to feed its first concentrate into the smelter by year-end, kickstarting the production of 99.7%-pure blister copper anodes.
November 28, 2025 Antofagasta’s transport division launches Latin America’s first hydrogen locomotive Pilot project represents a shift in the region's logistics and transport sector, moving from diesel reliance toward clean energy solutions.
November 26, 2025 World’s largest silver bar unveiled in Dubai The bullion -- weighing 1,971 kilograms and measuring 1.3 metres long -- has set a Guinness World Record.
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Korea Zinc revises share issuance for US smelter to $1.94 billion The $1.94 billion would fund the establishment of a non-ferrous metal smelter for the production of core minerals such as antimony and gallium. January 04, 2026 | 11:55 am
Ganfeng Lithium says it may face insider-trading charges In a statement published in July 2024, Ganfeng said it had traded shares of Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. in 2020 using insider information. January 04, 2026 | 09:02 am