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.

May 8, 2025

US Critical Materials reports highest-grade neodymium deposit in the US

The discovery could help the US reduce its reliance on China for rare earth elements.

May 7, 2025

MABC maps opportunities for British Columbia as a global player in critical minerals markets

BC has 18 operating mines and two smelters and is home to 16 of the 50 minerals the US deems critical to its economy and national security.

May 7, 2025

Rio Tinto extracts first gallium from Quebec operations

The gallium was recovered from material produced at Rio Tinto’s alumina refinery in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.

May 7, 2025

Column: After Ukraine deal, US turns its critical minerals gaze to Africa

The United States has pursued a potentially even more significant critical metals deal in the Great Lakes region of Africa.

May 3, 2025

Southern Cross raises $117M to fast-track Sunday Creek exploration in OZ

The project is located 60 km north of Melbourne in Australia’s Lachlan Fold Belt.

May 2, 2025

US adds 10 more mining projects to fast-track permitting list

The latest 10 include the proposed copper-nickel mine in Minnesota under a joint venture between Glencore and Teck.