April 21, 2025 UK flags possible security review as deep-sea mining licences go up for sale: FT The licences are held by UKSR, which was acquired in 2023 by Norway's Loke Marine Minerals from US defense contractor Lockheed Martin.
April 21, 2025 Surging gold stocks lift mining’s top 50 companies above tariff chaos World’s 50 most valuable miners are now worth $1.4 trillion, up $80 billion from end-2024 boosted by gold stocks after copper, lithium producers sold off again.
April 21, 2025 US investor Cameron offers $5 billion for Kazakh mining giant ERG ERG formed task force to explore Kazakhstan's rare earth deposits.
April 17, 2025 Ontario promises to cut red tape for critical mining projects The measure if passed by the Provincial Legislative Assembly, will aim to have a 50% reduction in the time taken for government review for mining projects.
April 17, 2025 Blackwater founder and Trump ally strikes mineral security deal with Congo The initiative aligns with a broader minerals-for-security deal being negotiated between the DRC and the Trump administration.
April 15, 2025 Trump orders tariff probe on all US critical mineral imports China has placed some rare earth elements under export restrictions in retaliation to Trump's steep tariffs on Chinese goods.
April 15, 2025 Impossible Metals seeks mining lease near American Samoa The California-based company said it has developed a robotic device with a large claw that uses artificial intelligence to distinguish between nodules and aquatic life.
April 14, 2025 Marex Group acquires UK cobalt trader Darton Commodities Marex also recently bought warehousing and logistics company Edgemere Terminals.
April 14, 2025 China urges US to follow international law on reported deep-sea metals stockpile plan The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to enable stockpiling of deep-sea metals found on the Pacific Ocean seabed.
April 13, 2025 Trump planning to stockpile deep-sea minerals to counter China: FT The executive order, according to FT, would allow the US government to build a "strategic reserve" of these critical minerals.
UAE aluminum maker seeks investors for $6 billion US plant The EGA plant is expected to require $5 billion to $6 billion of capital investment and produce about 750,000 tons of primary aluminum a year. December 16, 2025 | 02:54 pm
