May 2, 2025

US, Ukraine may wait decade or more to see revenue from minerals deal

Developing mines in countries with established mining sectors such as Canada and Australia can take 10 to 20 years, mining consultants said.

May 1, 2025

What are Ukraine’s critical minerals and what do we know about the deal with US?

Ukraine has deposits of 22 of the 34 minerals identified by the European Union as critical, according to Ukrainian data.

May 1, 2025

Trump’s push for deep-sea metals clashes with UN ocean treaty

TMC said it expects the initial US review of its mining application to be completed within 60 days.

May 1, 2025

US says minerals deal will strengthen Trump in talks with Russia

The US and Ukraine signed minerals deal on Wednesday.

April 29, 2025

TMC submits application for deep sea mining under US law

The Metals Company has made history with the first-ever application for two exploration licenses and a commercial recovery permit.

April 25, 2025

China calls Trump deep-sea mining order unlawful

The order aims to accelerate the mining of critical minerals in both US and international waters, part of a broader strategy to counter China’s dominance.

April 24, 2025

South32 breaks ground on remote operating center at Hermosa project in Arizona

The Hermosa project is currently the only advanced US mining project capable of producing two federally designated critical minerals: zinc and manganese.

April 24, 2025

Trump signs executive order boosting deep-sea mining industry

The broad order avoids a direct confrontation with the United Nations-backed International Seabed Authority and seeks essentially to jumpstart the mining of US waters.

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 18, 2025

Trump to fast-track permitting for 10 mining projects across US

The projects include those owned by Perpetua Resources, Rio Tinto, Hecla Mining, Albemarle and Warrior Met Coal.