November 6, 2025 ICL could lose Dead Sea concession in 2030 under government tender plan ICL, which extracts mainly potash and magnesium from the concession, has held exclusive rights to minerals from the Dead Sea site for five decades.
November 6, 2025 USGS officially adds copper, silver to critical minerals list The new list, compiled by the US Geological Survey, includes 10 additions to the previous one in 2022.
November 6, 2025 Nutrien weighs phosphate unit sale Potential buyers could include industry rivals Mosaic, ICL Group, K+S AG or private equity investors.
November 4, 2025 Kore Potash weighs sale or fresh funding to advance Congo mine Kore began a formal sale process after announcing in June it was seeking a potash-savvy operator and partner.
November 4, 2025 California lithium company eyes 2026 IPO to attract US government investment Controlled Thermal Resources aims by next July to spin off its minerals assets and part of its geothermal power generation business.
November 1, 2025 MINING.COM launches Global Mining Power Rankings The new initiative lets readers directly shape how the world’s leading mining stocks are ranked.
October 29, 2025 US gives $1.5 billion loan guarantee for fertilizer from coal The financing for Wabash Valley Resources will be used to restart and repurpose a coal gasification plant idled since 2016.
October 23, 2025 China and US ‘just flexing muscles’ over critical metals, BHP chair says Australia is quite well positioned to support the US as it tries to derisk its critical mineral supply chain, CEO Mike Henry said.
October 20, 2025 BHP bets on iron ore resilience despite China slowdown; Q1 output misses BHP kept its fiscal 2026 output forecast for Western Australia iron ore unchanged at between 284 and 296 million tonnes.
October 15, 2025 Top 50 mining companies surge to new record near $2 trillion valuation The value of the world’s 50 biggest miners surged by more than $450B in a single quarter after a broad-based rally sparked by rampant gold and copper prices.
Trump asks for talks with US partners to adjust imports of processed critical minerals US President Donald Trump has determined it is necessary to negotiate with trading partners. January 14, 2026 | 02:39 pm
