January 24, 2025 NEO Battery to build Canada’s first advanced silicon anode plant in Windsor The company pledges to invest up to C$120 million and create over a hundred jobs in a key automotive hub.
January 21, 2025 Fortescue, Tłı̨chǫ Government sign MOU at AME Roundup The MOU creates the foundation for shared interests in possible future mining opportunities.
January 20, 2025 Investigating magistrate appointed in Belgium in Congo conflict minerals case The DRC in December filed criminal complaints accusing Apple subsidiaries of using so-called conflict minerals in their supply chain.
January 16, 2025 Greek Metlen expands alumina output to extract critical mineral gallium The company plans to launch gallium production in 2027 and eventually produce 50 tons a year.
January 14, 2025 Atlas to develop Newfoundland’s Great Atlantic Salt deposit The GAS project represents North America’s first new salt mine in nearly three decades.
January 13, 2025 Greenland to set terms of defence and mining ties with US, says PM Prime Minister Mute Egede has summoned the leaders of Greenland's political parties to a meeting to discuss a collective approach to the US interest.
January 13, 2025 Factbox: Greenland’s rich but largely untapped mineral resources A 2023 survey showed that 25 of 34 minerals deemed "critical raw materials" by the European Commission were found in Greenland.
January 13, 2025 Snow Lake Energy makes gallium discovery in Ontario Gallium is ranked by the United States as the #1 critical mineral by supply risk.
January 9, 2025 Korea Zinc in talks with US buyers to supply antimony, chairman says China's export ban to the US disrupted the market for the mineral used in semiconductors.
January 8, 2025 Brazil offers $815 million to back strategic minerals projects The support can be used to develop supply chains of minerals including lithium, rare earth elements, nickel, graphite and silicon.
Portugal’s government backs Savannah’s lithium mine with $128M grant The company said around €82 million of the non-reimbursable grant would fund the initial capital expenditures of the project in Portugal's Barroso region. January 09, 2026 | 12:14 pm
Trump, Congress move to overturn Minnesota mining ban The big beneficiary would arguably be Chile's Antofagasta, whose Twin Metals unit has been trying to develop a massive copper-nickel mine on public land for decades. January 09, 2026 | 10:21 am
Orano may seek investors for $5 billion nuclear fuel plant in US Orano was awarded $900 million this week by the US government to build the facility. January 09, 2026 | 09:12 am