Hurricane Helene halts quartz mines needed for chipmakingThe halt in operations could affect global supply chains that depend on semiconductors to make phones, solar panels and other technology.Bloomberg News | October 1, 2024 | 7:02 am
UN says Congo rebels generating $300,000 monthly in seized mining areaRebels in eastern DRC have consolidated control over the Rubaya…Reuters | September 30, 2024 | 1:58 pm
Darwin Financial reaches $55m deal to revitalize historic California critical minerals mineThe Darwin project aims to revitalize a historically significant mining…Staff Writer | September 27, 2024 | 3:35 pm
Norge Mining confirms viability of critical minerals project with pre-feasibility study The PFS gives the one zone of the Eigersund project a net present value of $2.01 billion. Staff Writer | September 9, 2024 | 9:19 am
Perpetua wins key federal decision for Stibnite Gold project, stock soars The Stibnite project is positioned to be one of the highest-grade open pit gold projects in the US. Staff Writer | September 5, 2024 | 8:29 am
Guest Column: Critical minerals, Western security and the case for US leadership The International Energy Agency estimates an extra $800 billion of investment in new mining projects is needed by 2040 to meet the 1.5 °C target. Dominic Raab | September 3, 2024 | 12:14 pm
Sinomine says its Tsumeb smelter contains over 700t of germanium Germanium is a critical mineral used in chipmaking, infrared technology, fibre optic cables and solar cells. Reuters | September 3, 2024 | 10:43 am
Rumble Resources confirms potential tungsten discovery at Australian gold project Drilling in 2021 returned significant intersections such as 12 metres grading 0.56% tungsten oxide. Staff Writer | September 2, 2024 | 11:15 am
Almonty nears first production at its tungsten mine in South Korea The US has not commercially mined tungsten since 2015, according to USGS records. Staff Writer | August 29, 2024 | 9:19 am
Column: China fires latest warning signal with antimony controls China's announcement of antimony export restrictions has added fuel to a red-hot market. Reuters | August 28, 2024 | 8:05 am
China’s exports of critical minerals recover after curbs imposed Overseas sales of gallium, germanium and graphite show a spike in the month that preceded export controls as buyers stocked up. Bloomberg News | August 21, 2024 | 9:38 am
China to limit antimony exports in latest critical mineral curbs China accounted last year for 48% of global mined output of antimony. Reuters | August 15, 2024 | 8:26 am