Environmental group sues US Interior for approving rare earth mining in Mojave Desert
Lawsuit alleges the DOI signed off on Dateline's project without a “valid plan of operations or the necessary permits and approvals.”
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Mangrove opens refinery in British Columbia to close lithium gap
The company has opened North America’s first commercial electrochemical lithium refinery.
Copper price within sight of all-time high as Chinese smelters hit record activity
Chinese smelters end their buying strike as Iran war-induced spike in sulphuric acid price supports razor-thin margins.
Soaring tungsten prices add impetus to Vietnam mine sale effort
The 921-hectare Nui Phao project, which is licensed until 2034, is one of the biggest producers of tungsten outside China.
The Metals Company submits decades worth of deep-sea exploration data to ISA
The data will be made publicly available through open repositories including DeepData and UNESCO’s Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
Fast-tracking US critical minerals could backfire without safeguards, Oxfam warns
A central concern is that compressing timelines could undermine the very stability the US is seeking.
Codelco targets higher 2027 output to reclaim top copper spot
The company is striving to reverse a prolonged decline in output while getting its aging mines and delayed expansion projects back on track.
Oxford spinout raises $2.3M for deep-underground critical minerals tech
Ascension said it can recover critical minerals from volcanic glass – a historically untapped resource formed by past volcanic eruptions.
US rejects CenterPoint’s bid to close Indiana coal plant
The clash underscores a broader federal push to keep aging coal plants online.
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