October 23, 2025 US, Orion partner on $5B critical minerals fund The partners have made initial capital commitments totaling $1.8 billion.
October 22, 2025 The Northern Miner Treasure Hunt: Cobalt – the silver rush that transformed the Ontario bush This community – where less than 1,000 people live – once hosted one of the three great silver rushes of the Americas.
October 22, 2025 Column: US-Australia critical minerals deal underscores the gap to China Even if more money is committed to developing mining projects and the mid and downstream processing of ores, it would take years to wean Western buyers off Chinese suppliers.
October 21, 2025 RANKED: Top 10 automakers by battery cobalt spending Congo’s export quotas have lit a fire under cobalt prices and spending on the battery material is up 51% year on year despite ongoing thrifting.
October 21, 2025 Appian, World Bank start $1B critical minerals fund Washington-based IFC will anchor the fund, contributing $100 million at first.
October 20, 2025 Anglo American, Arc Minerals end Zambia copper venture Arc Minerals shares plunged 55% on the news which marks the close of Anglo’s first new investment in Zambia in nearly 20 years.
October 17, 2025 New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half.
October 16, 2025 US cancels $500 million cobalt tender in critical minerals blow A fresh sign of the challenges facing Western countries trying to bolster domestic supplies of the battery metal.
October 15, 2025 Column: China can only fire the big gun of refined metals restrictions once The ultimate risk for China is that in cutting off Western buyers from refined metals it would risk eventually destroying its own industry.
October 15, 2025 Top 50 mining companies surge to new record near $2 trillion valuation The value of the world’s 50 biggest miners surged by more than $450B in a single quarter after a broad-based rally sparked by rampant gold and copper prices.
Sandvik to build $37M mining service hub in Canada Facility consolidates cutting, parts and aftermarket services to support potash, uranium and hard-rock mining by late 2026. December 22, 2025 | 08:11 am
