June 27, 2025 Trump ally eyes Congo mine vital to global tech Consortium eyes Rubaya mine as US-led peace deal aims to reshape global tech supply chains.
June 23, 2025 ERG plans to produce critical mineral gallium in Kazakhstan next year ERG's plans would make Kazakhstan, which until now has produced no gallium, the world's second largest producer after China.
June 20, 2025 Teck mulls expanding its production of germanium Teck is currently North America's biggest germanium producer, and the fourth largest globally.
June 18, 2025 INSIGHT: Rural Oklahoma strives to become American hub for critical minerals processing Oklahoma's push into minerals processing marks an unexpected twist in the US efforts to wean itself off Chinese rivals who have blocked exports.
June 14, 2025 China achieves breakthrough in rubidium extraction Chinese researchers have reportedly produced rubidium chloride at 99.9% purity from potassium chloride material.
June 11, 2025 Perpetua Resources secures $400M equity financing for Stibnite project in Idaho The Stibnite project holds an estimated 148-million-pound antimony reserve — the only identified in the US.
June 3, 2025 MTM Critical Metals reports high-grade antimony recovery from US e-waste This “urban ore” contained 3.13% antimony, a grade more than three times higher than some of the world’s largest primary deposits, the company said.
June 3, 2025 Mount Etna erupts, unleashing lava – and possibly hidden minerals The eruption is the most significant Mount Etna has had since 2014.
May 28, 2025 Perpetua awarded $6.9M additional funding from US Army for antimony pilot plant The funding will be used for testing intended to demonstrate the feasibility of using material sourced from the Stibnite project to produce military-specification antimony trisulfide.
May 27, 2025 Greenland urges US, Europe to invest in its critical minerals, or China will "We want to develop our business sector and diversify it, and that requires investments from outside," Greenland's mineral resources minister told the Financial Times.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
