July 16, 2025

Rinehart urges Rio Tinto to shift main office to Australia

She also took a swipe at Rio's Simandou project, dubbed the "Pilbara killer," for its potential to rival the region as the top iron ore hub.

July 16, 2025

Zimbabwe aims to break ground for $270 million new lithium plant this year

Kuvimba Mining House will begin construction of the concentration plant at its Sandawana mine in Q3 of this year.

July 15, 2025

China’s lithium giants tumble after first-half profit warnings

Two of the largest miners warned that battery metal woes had weighed on earnings for the first half of the year.

July 15, 2025

Rio Tinto picks iron ore boss Simon Trott as new CEO

The board believes the company has become too complex, and the new CEO will be tasked with simplifying it.

July 11, 2025

CHART: Nvidia hits $4 trillion – how do mining stocks stack up?

It's an open money pit.

July 9, 2025

GM-backed EnergyX buys lithium-rich acreage in US Smackover formation

The deal boosts the holdings of EnergyX to roughly 47,500 acres in the Smackover.

July 9, 2025

Trump to host African leaders offering major mining ventures

Trump invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal for a three-day summit at the White House.

July 7, 2025

China’s mining investment sets new record

There were 10 deals worth more than $100 million in 2024, the most since 2013, data from S&P and Mergermarket shows.

July 7, 2025

CHART: Nickel overtakes lithium as most valuable EV battery metal as prices slump

And that is despite the significant move towards nickel-free batteries such as lithium iron phosphate or LPF and the significant cooling of nickel prices at the same time.

July 4, 2025

‘Big, beautiful’ US bill would end tax credit for critical minerals

The credit provides a 10% tax incentive for the domestic extraction, processing and recycling of key battery and industrial minerals.