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.
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.
Congo pitches new $29 billion iron ore and logistics project The first phase of the project would require the construction of heavy rail and transport on the Congo River. January 13, 2026 | 10:11 am
