July 11, 2024 Royal Cornwall Museum unveils new mineral gallery with 12,000 samples Home to over one million artefacts, RCM is the caretaker of 3,500 years of mining history.
July 4, 2024 Trinity Metals gets $3.8 million US funding for ESG projects at Rwanda operations Trinity was formed from the merger of Africa’s largest tungsten mine and Rwanda’s two largest tin mines.
June 26, 2024 Norge Mining awarded vanadium, titanium and iron ore extraction rights in Norway The company's application for extraction rights represents one of the first projects to go through the Norwegian government’s “fast-track” process.
June 19, 2024 US backs Angola plan to process critical minerals, export power The southern African nation, one of the top crude producers on the continent, has become a focus for the US in its campaign to secure critical minerals such as copper…
June 14, 2024 FAA probes suspect titanium supply used in Airbus, Boeing jets According to a New York Times report, the issue originated with a batch of the metal from a Chinese producer.
June 10, 2024 Canada adds high-purity iron, phosphorus, silicon metal to critical minerals list The list now identifies 34 minerals and metals deemed essential to the country’s economic or national security.
June 7, 2024 Fireweed Metals gets $34 million Lundin-backed financing for Yukon Territory exploration The Macpass project is hailed as one of the world's largest undeveloped zinc resources.
May 16, 2024 Fortune Minerals secures $12 million in Canada, US gov’t fundings To date, Fortune has expended more than C$137 million to advance the NICO project to a near shovel-ready project.
May 15, 2024 British Columbia bans new jade mining in province’s northwest Current tenure holders will be able to continue jade mining for five years with enhanced reclamation requirements.
May 15, 2024 Congo demands international embargo on Rwandan mineral exports The DRC government accuses Rwanda of using rebel groups to steal its natural resources.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
