December 21, 2025

How 2026 will reshape US critical minerals resilience

Emerging federal activity shows two key themes: growing support for high-risk minerals and renewed focus on domestic processing technologies.

December 20, 2025

ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi

Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer.

December 18, 2025

Brazil delays critical minerals areas auction

The regulator said funding shortfalls prevent it from covering the costs needed to move ahead with the tender process.

December 16, 2025

Friedland-backed Sunrise raises another $21.5M for scandium project

This represents the third placement that Sunrise announced over the past month.

December 16, 2025

Chinese court sentences 27 people for smuggling antimony ingots

The case involved the smuggling of more than 166 metric tons of antimony, of which Chinese customs seized more than 96 tons.

December 15, 2025

JPMorgan, US backing Korea Zinc’s $7.4 billion Tennessee smelter

The decision to set up a foreign joint venture, called Crucible JV LLC, was approved by Korea Zinc’s board on Monday.

December 15, 2025

SME warns 2026 may reset US mining’s global role

Policy reform, security risks and workforce gaps will shape whether US mining momentum turns into lasting global strength in 2026.

December 14, 2025

Massive critical minerals deposit found in Utah

Its project may host as many as 16 different strategic minerals, Ionic Mineral Technologies said.

December 10, 2025

Perpetua partners with Idaho National Lab to build antimony processing plant

The initiative is to demonstrate the feasibility of producing military specification antimony trisulfide from using material the Stibnite project.

December 8, 2025

Reinventing America’s critical minerals supply chain

The key will be to nurture new technologies that can win the future — those that can produce economically over the long term while modernizing the industry’s operations.