February 25, 2022 Tiny robots made in Mexico to explore moon in scientific first The Colmena mission, which means "beehive" in Spanish, will gather lunar minerals that could be useful in future space mining.
February 23, 2022 US to support new mines that avoid ‘historical injustices’, Biden says Biden's comments on Tuesday were the clearest to date about the rubric administration officials deploy when determining whether or not to support a proposed US mining project.
February 15, 2022 Million-years-old minerals reveal new info on earth’s recycling mechanism for surface material Ancient pieces of garnet, zircon and rutile found on the coast of Oman have given scientists a new understanding of subduction.
February 1, 2022 US mining output rises 12% y/y to $90.4bn US Metal mine production was valued at $33.8bn, 23% higher than in 2020.
January 30, 2022 Three massive amethyst clusters recovered from historic Bolivian mine Three massive amethyst clusters, the largest to be unearthed in 20 years, have been recovered from the historic Anahí mine in Bolivia.
January 25, 2022 Imerys eyes $1 billion unit sale The French provider of specialty materials is planning a sale of its high temperature solutions business.
January 20, 2022 Teck teams up with DLT Labs on blockchain initiative to trace germanium Teck Resources is the latest company to explore the use of blockchain technology to track material through the supply chain, from production to final product.
January 18, 2022 Newly discovered ‘strange metal’ could be key to lossless power grids, quantum computers Researchers found strange metal behaviour in a material in which electrical charge is not carried by electrons.
November 15, 2021 Tungsten suppliers haven’t been able to profit from meme-fueled cube craze Tungsten cubes may have reached meme status as sales soar, yet that isn’t helping suppliers of the hefty metal cash in on the craze.
November 15, 2021 PYX dual lists in London as zircon supply crunch intensifies The global zirconium market was estimated to be worth $1.8 billion in 2020.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
