Zimbabwe’s Mimosa revives $130 million platinum project after price rebound The company, jointly owned by Impala Platinum and Sibanye Stillwater, produces about 250,000 oz. of PGM concentrates annually. Reuters | June 18, 2026 | 7:21 am
Congo miners seek delay to 5% worker equity rule before July deadline No company has yet complied with the directive, a union leader said. Reuters | June 18, 2026 | 7:16 am
China to open lithium futures to overseas traders next month Overseas traders will be able to post US dollars as margin for the yuan-denominated lithium futures, subject to a 5% haircut. Reuters | June 18, 2026 | 7:09 am
Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi resumes exports after Mongolia blockade Shipments returned to normal one day after protesters disrupted transport from Mongolia's flagship copper mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 18, 2026 | 5:29 am
Energy Fuels lands $725M Pentagon loan for rare earths boost Energy Fuels shares jumped after securing financing from the US government to expand local rare earth processing capacity. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 18, 2026 | 3:46 am
First Phosphate lines up LOIs, offtake deals for Quebec projects at G7 Summit The company has two projects in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region. Staff Writer | June 17, 2026 | 4:31 pm
Nippon Steel ‘not yet satisfied’ with US Steel reforms Nippon Steel had identified 260 areas for improvement. Reuters | June 17, 2026 | 3:57 pm
Papua New Guinea miner loses bid to revive Panguna copper project The mine has been closed for nearly 40 years and was once a flash point in a brutal civil war. Bloomberg News | June 17, 2026 | 3:45 pm
Hudbay Minerals breaks ground at Copper Mountain mine expansion The New Ingerbelle expansion is expected to extend the life of the Copper Mountain mine beyond 2040. Staff Writer | June 17, 2026 | 3:05 pm