Colombia election outcome could reshape copper investment
Political uncertainty and worsening security risks are keeping billions in mining investment on the sidelines ahead of presidential vote.
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Codelco and SQM budget $3 billion for lithium project in Chile
Their Novandino Litio partnership set its latest projection after wrapping up design work.
SQM posts surge in quarterly profit as lithium market tightens
SQM said its average realized lithium price rose about 95% from a year earlier.
New South Wales greenlights $497M Copi critical minerals project
The mine will produce titanium minerals and rare earth elements including monazite and xenotime.
Gold miner set to reboot Hong Kong listing type not seen in 12 years
Merdeka Gold Resources is planning a second float in Hong Kong as soon as June to raise at least $500 million.
Steel giant ArcelorMittal fined $72M for polluting rivers in Quebec
The conviction relates to various deposits of deleterious substances that took place between May 2014 and May 2022.
Uzbekistan resumes gold export with $1.5 billion through April
The country, which mines about 130 tons of gold a year, effectively stopped exports after September.
US to provide plutonium from atomic bombs to fuel nuclear plants
The Department of Energy has selected Oklo Inc. and four other firms for advanced negotiations.
A warning to critical minerals buyers: avoid butter mountains, aluminum floods
Western governments could look to history to see how well-intentioned efforts to prop up commodity sectors can backfire.