Congo to replace cobalt export ban with quotas from Oct 16 Miners will be allowed to ship up to 18,125 tons of cobalt for the rest of 2025, with annual caps of 96,600 tonnes in 2026 and 2027. Reuters | September 21, 2025 | 9:38 am
Codelco to produce less than thought at top mine: El Mercurio The fall in production at El Teniente will probably exceed the 33,000 tons originally forecast by the company, the paper said. Bloomberg News | September 21, 2025 | 9:31 am
Elton John film on gold shines as price soars like Rocket Man The yellow metal is a big part of the singer's life as the new short film “Touched by Gold” shows. Northern Miner Staff | September 21, 2025 | 6:07 am
India mulls strategic rare earth reserve, defense official says This is the first time India has made public its plans to set up such a strategic reserve. Bloomberg News | September 20, 2025 | 5:44 pm
Canada will take ‘close look’ at the Teck-Anglo deal, says finance minister The proposed $53 billion merger is under review by Canada's federal government. Reuters | September 20, 2025 | 5:40 pm
India signs deepsea mining exploration deal with International Seabed Authority The country now holds the largest exploration area allotted by the ISA. Reuters | September 20, 2025 | 11:12 am
Two bodies found in search for Freeport Indonesia workers trapped in mine, reports say The workers were trapped underground since September 8 due to heavy mudflows. Reuters | September 20, 2025 | 11:06 am
Trump officials blocked US Steel from stopping work at plant Administration blocked US Steel’s plan to stop production at a plant in Illinois. Bloomberg News | September 19, 2025 | 3:51 pm
“We’re in project Manhattan 2.0”, uranium CEO says In 2024, the US consumed 50 million pounds of uranium, but only produced 677,000 pounds, according to the EIA. Amanda Stutt | September 19, 2025 | 3:08 pm