December 14, 2024 Forensic technology aids Brazil’s crackdown on illicit Amazon gold trade Historically, gold is notoriously difficult to trace, especially once metal from different sources has been melted together, erasing the original signatures.
December 12, 2024 Mining sector cyberattacks linked to third-party supplier access in 76% of cases – report Growing challenges cybersecurity leaders faced in 2024 were in safeguarding cyber-physical systems.
December 12, 2024 Talon Metals receives $2.47m funding for nickel extraction research The research will focus on the company's Tamarack project, which comprises an underground nickel-copper mine in central Minnesota and a battery mineral processing facility in North Dakota.
December 11, 2024 Europe set to miss potential for battery material recycling Europe could recycle enough battery materials to supply two million EVs in 2030, but energy costs and a lack of financial support mean it is unlikely to do so.
December 11, 2024 ICMM introduces new measures against diesel fume safety hazards at underground mines To accelerate progress across the industry, ICMM has also published a new guide for reducing diesel particulate matter exposure underground.
December 11, 2024 Ontario pension backs $100m funding for tech firm spotting deposits from space Private firm Fleet Space uses satellite technology, AI and real-time 3-D imaging to speed up critical mineral searches.
December 11, 2024 Glencore ties up with Cyclic Materials in copper recycling push Canadian rare earth and metals recycler will supply at least 10 thousand metric tones of recycled copper to Glencore.
December 11, 2024 Liontown ships first cargo from Kathleen Valley to long-term customer The shipment totalled about 33,000 wet metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate from the Kathleen Valley lithium mine.
December 10, 2024 US DOE to invest $17 million in critical minerals technology projects The projects, which span 11 states, are designed to strengthen and streamline the manufacturing of high-impact components and technologies.
December 9, 2024 ABB to deliver world’s largest production capacity mine hoist to BHP’s Jansen project The Jansen project aims to become the largest potash mine in the world.
Bessent says Australia, India invited to G7 meeting on critical minerals Bessent said he had been pressing for a separate meeting on the issue since last summer's summit of G7 leaders. January 09, 2026 | 04:30 pm
Rio-Glencore deal closer than ever with premium and CEO in focus Glencore boss Gary Nagle has called it the most obvious deal in mining. January 09, 2026 | 03:39 pm
Japan seeks support as fears rise over China’s rare earth grip The impact of China’s latest move is still unclear, but existing export controls have already lengthened the time required to procure rare earth magnets. January 09, 2026 | 03:16 pm