India approves $816M rare earth magnets manufacturing program
Move aims to curb reliance on imports for elements vital to industries from electric vehicles and aerospace to defence and energy.
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Fortescue ends bitter green iron battle with Element Zero
Fortescue has abandoned its legal battle against three former executives who launched a green iron start-up after reaching settlement.
Codelco’s record China copper offer sparks threats to walk away
Record-high offers from Chile’s copper giant spur some Chinese buyers to exit 2025 term deals and question the benchmark.
Power cuts hit Lynas; Canaccord flags fiscal-2026 earnings risk
The company linked the outages to Western Power’s Eastern Goldfields load permissive scheme.
Potash political pushback: Canada counters Nutrien’s cross-border plans
Nutrien's plan, if implemented, would redirect up to half of its overseas potash exports through US ports by 2031.
OP-ED: Lithium’s next decade – from “white gold” to “everyday metal”
Ukraine will close the application window for its first ever product sharing agreement in lithium on Dec. 12.
Endeavour Silver sells Bolañitos mine to Guanajuato in $50M deal
The acquisition of Bolañitos adds a fifth operating asset to Guanajuato Silver's Mexico-based portfolio.
China’s October net gold imports via Hong Kong fall about 64% from September
"What we're really seeing here is a weakness in the Chinese demand while they have been firmly strong earlier in the year," analyst says.
Kimberley Process stalls again on conflict diamond reform
The World Diamond Council spent three years redefining the concept to cover non-state violence and acknowledge miners.
