March 20, 2025 Trump to expand critical mineral production using wartime powers An executive order signed Thursday taps the Defense Production Act as part of an effort to provide financing for critical minerals projects.
March 19, 2025 Colombia to launch May copper auction, aiming to substitute imports Colombia produces commodities including oil and coal, but lags far behind regional peers Chile and Peru in output of the red metal.
March 18, 2025 New Hope seeks acquisitions as funding options improve The company said it is hunting acquisitions given the improving investor appetite for its debt.
March 17, 2025 Ramaco Resources’ Wyoming rare earth project gets $6.1M grant The funding will match Ramaco's future investment in building a rare earth and critical minerals pilot processing facility north of Sheridan.
March 13, 2025 Exxaro’s new CEO tasked with diversifying into battery metals Mining veteran Ben Magara will steer the South African coal miner's push into battery metals.
March 11, 2025 US considers emergency powers to restart closed coal plants “Under the national energy emergency, which President Trump has declared, we’ve got to keep every coal plant open,” the US Interior Secretary said.
March 11, 2025 Indonesian miners group urges government to reconsider royalty hike plan Indonesia is considering raising royalties paid by mining companies from commodities like coal, nickel, copper, gold and tin.
March 10, 2025 Indonesia mulls tax hikes on miners due to budgetary pressures Indonesia is proposing hiking royalties paid by miners in a bid to bolster public finances.
March 10, 2025 ArcelorMittal to temporarily halt production at its two main French plants ArcelorMittal $275 million maintenance program pauses operations at its Dunkirk and Fos-sur-Mer plants in France for several months.
March 8, 2025 Ukraine increases steel production despite loss of coking coal mine Raw steel output rose by 9.9% in January-February 2025 to 1.18 million tonnes, data showed.
US asks allies to step up measures on Chinese minerals Ending US reliance on the minerals has been a top priority for Washington since last year, when Beijing imposed export restrictions on rare earths. January 15, 2026 | 04:05 pm
