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.
April 16, 2025 South32 third-quarter manganese output misses estimates The world's biggest producer of manganese ore produced 476,000 wet metric tons last quarter.
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 11, 2025 Manganese X poised to begin pre-feasibility study at Battery Hill The new results include assays from 12 drill holes that confirmed strong mineralization in several key areas.
April 1, 2025 Global battery market entering new phase with high demand, low prices – IEA According to the IEA, global battery demand reached a historic milestone of 1 terawatt-hours last year, with annual electric car sales rising by 25% to 17 million.
April 1, 2025 Trump eyes executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining The move would enable miners to bypass the ISA and obtain permits from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
March 29, 2025 China’s mining investment under Belt and Road Initiative sets new record – report China's overseas mining investment under its Belt and Road Initiative hit another peak last year at $21.4 billion.
March 29, 2025 Column: Europe’s future metals strategy hindered by current crisis Chinese over-capacity and high energy prices have accelerated the long-term decline of European steel and aluminum production.
Trump aides urged sale of Congo lithium claim to a US company Manono is just one of several mining projects Congolese and US officials have identified as key to the Washington Accords. February 12, 2026 | 07:16 am
