October 23, 2025 Column: Critical minerals, decarbonization and government de-risking dominate mining wish list Those are the key takeaways from this week's IMARC event in Sydney.
October 23, 2025 Rio Tinto moves to slash Chinalco stake via asset deal Assets for swap may include Rio's Simandou iron ore project, the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine and its titanium business.
October 22, 2025 Lithium miner PLS says power storage offsetting US EV gloom Energy storage additions are on track to notch a record in every year to 2035, according to BloombergNEF.
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 Mining investor says US must outspend China on critical minerals Western governments are still moving too slowly in securing supplies of lithium, rare earths and other materials, says Brian Menell, head of TechMet Ltd.
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 Kodal begins lithium exports from Mali’s Bougouni mine Kodal started trucking lithium from Bougouni to San Pedro port, with customs clearing ahead of first shipment to Hainan.
October 19, 2025 Government equity in miners becomes US norm The Trump administration is ratcheting up government ownership in mining companies that are nominally Canadian, raising questions about whether Ottawa plans similar investments.
October 17, 2025 New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half.
Column: Maritime logistics at the sharp end of the critical minerals race China has imposed export controls on seven rare earth elements and related products, a move that caused disruptions across valuable industries. December 12, 2025 | 03:54 pm
