July 30, 2025 Trump’s deep-sea mining push defies treaties, stirs alarm Trump's deep-sea mining push aims to cut reliance on China but has sparked fears of ocean damage and global instability.
July 29, 2025 Finland reclaims mining crown as Canada loses ground Finland is now the top jurisdiction for mining and exploration, reclaiming its early 2010s status, followed by Nevada and Alaska.
July 25, 2025 Trafigura’s buyback headache grows amid fresh wave of exits Trafigura has deferred about 30% of the buybacks that were scheduled for this year, Bloomberg sources say.
July 25, 2025 US targets mine waste to boost local critical minerals supply The Interior Department will simplify federal rules for recovering minerals like rare earths, lithium, and cobalt from mine waste.
July 24, 2025 Indonesia discussing strategic management of critical minerals trade Indonesia is one of only a only a handful of countries to strike a deal with Washington to lower US tariffs.
July 24, 2025 Anglo American’s copper, diamond production falls in first half Anglo American on Thursday reported a 13% fall in copper production in the first half of the year.
July 22, 2025 Vale’s iron ore output up 4% with record Q2 at key mine The company expects to produce between 325 million and 335 million tons of iron ore this year.
July 22, 2025 Russian oligarch Potanin’s ex-wife asks UK court to clear claim to Nornickel shares Norilsk Nickel is the world's largest palladium producer.
July 21, 2025 US rare earth stock cracks top 50 mining companies for the first time Non-Chinese rare earth producers have been conspicuously absent from mining’s top tier, now worth a collective $1.5 trillion, up $200 billion year to date.
July 21, 2025 BHP exits $942 million Tanzania nickel project, partner Lifezone says The company will acquire BHP's 17% equity interest in Kabanga Nickel Limited.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
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