Family offices build stake in niche miner after stock soars 900% Millennial Potash has attracted a group of ultra-high-net-worth clans that are increasingly bypassing traditional funds to take direct stakes. Bloomberg News | May 13, 2026 | 6:58 am
Trump courts Brazil in rare earth supply push Brazil’s rare-earth ambitions are drawing US attention, but political and regulatory hurdles threaten progress. MINING.COM Editor | May 13, 2026 | 4:51 am
Equinox, Orla combine to form $18.5B gold miner Equinox Gold’s takeover of Orla Mining would create a North America-focused producer generating 1.1 million oz. a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 13, 2026 | 3:51 am
India books phosphate fertilizer at 40% above pre-war prices Indian Potash, which imports fertilizer for the government and other companies, will secure 705,000 tons for delivery on the country’s west coast at $930 per ton. Bloomberg News | May 13, 2026 | 12:32 am
China’s ‘invoice economy’ crackdown leaves copper trade reeling Traders say that not every business will survive the strain of a halt that is already paralyzing parts of the copper trade. Bloomberg News | May 12, 2026 | 5:14 pm
A startup confronts water shortages by pulling it out of the air The water isn’t being conjured out of thin air by magic but by MOFs— metallic organic frameworks. Bloomberg News | May 12, 2026 | 4:55 pm
Japan’s Sojitz eyes Southeast Asia for new rare earths supply “Areas connected to southern China such as Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam will be potential regions that the company will look into,” its CFO says. Bloomberg News | May 12, 2026 | 3:06 pm
US Department of Energy issues new contracts tied to Strategic Petroleum Reserve The DOE said it has executed a historic, record-speed series of SPR exchange solicitations—the largest in the Reserve’s 50-year history. Staff Writer | May 12, 2026 | 3:02 pm
India raises gold and silver tariffs to 15% to curb imports, support rupee The higher duties could dampen demand in the world's second-largest consumer of precious metals. Reuters | May 12, 2026 | 2:40 pm