May 20, 2025

US battery maker Clarios to build $1B critical minerals plant

Clarios is owned by global investment firm Brookfield and has 16 manufacturing and distribution centers across the US.

May 20, 2025

US-led peace talks could boost Rwandan processing of Congo minerals

Congo, the UN, the US have accused Rwanda of exploiting Congolese minerals.

May 19, 2025

Perpetua Resources gets final federal permit for Stibnite Gold project in Idaho

The decision comes after eight years of rigorous inter-agency federal permitting, and was the last federal permit required to progress towards construction.

May 18, 2025

Manitoba fires threaten Sinomine’s Tanco lithium-cesium mine

Tanco is about 180 km northeast of Winnipeg and sits right beside a large zone where fires are burning out of control.

May 15, 2025

Sinova Global reopens quartz quarry in British Columbia

Sinova Quartz’s output will be used in the production of high purity silicon metal to support the drive for North American sourced critical minerals.

May 14, 2025

EU must set aside over 10 billion euros for key minerals, says agency head

The bloc has set 2030 targets for 34 minerals such as lithium and copper.

May 13, 2025

Earth AI announces high-grade indium find at Kooranjie project in Australia

The company says it is the first mineral explorer to identify indium at ore-grade concentrations within the region.

May 12, 2025

Ukraine’s mineral dreams: US deal faces Soviet-era hurdles

The US-Ukraine mineral cooperation agreement may be bold in vision — but its execution is already proving to be a bureaucratic and logistical quagmire.

May 11, 2025

Column: A gallium lens on China’s minerals dominance and how to break it

The price of gallium has been rising ever since China started restricting exports of the exotic metal in August 2023.

May 9, 2025

China launches campaign to crack down on strategic minerals smuggling

The campaign urges government departments to target typical evasion methods such as false reporting, concealment, and smuggling.