GreenMet plans $150M rare earth processing hub in West Virginia The project will operate as a hub-and-spoke critical minerals processing network, with Greenbrier County serving as the central processing hub. Staff Writer | July 1, 2026 | 9:36 am
Cameco shuts Cigar Lake mine on Orano mill disruption The company expects the McClean Lake mill to resume in about two weeks. Staff Writer | July 1, 2026 | 8:46 am
Antofagasta agrees spot-indexed copper ore sales with some Chinese smelters The reported deal would mark a break with a decades-old practice. Reuters | July 1, 2026 | 8:15 am
Eni and Mercuria agree to join forces in commodity trading The two firms will hold equal stakes in the new entity, which will trade commodities including oil, liquefied natural gas and biofuels. Bloomberg News | July 1, 2026 | 8:05 am
China restricts some Fortescue iron ore cargoes as talks drag CMRG notified some mills that they could not from July 15 take delivery of portside cargoes of Fortescue's Super Special Fines and Fortune Fines. Reuters | July 1, 2026 | 7:54 am
Energy Transition Minerals receives regional approvals for Penouta mine restart in Spain Europe mines almost none of the metals Penouta yields — tin, tantalum and niobium. Staff Writer | July 1, 2026 | 5:51 am
Gold price rises as traders weigh Fed rate path after Warsh remarks Bullion climbed as much as 2.5% as the dollar and bond yields pared gains. Bloomberg News | July 1, 2026 | 3:38 am
Norsk Hydro’s Slovak aluminum smelter to partially restart production The deal paves the way for the restart of 75,000 metric tons per year of smelting capacity. Reuters | July 1, 2026 | 3:07 am
South32’s new CEO looks to focus on copper after aluminum deal Copper is expected to benefit from its role as a building block for the energy transition, Matt Daley said in his first day in the role. Bloomberg News | July 1, 2026 | 2:59 am