June 15, 2026 | 07:17 am Rinehart’s $1B SpaceX bet targets mining beyond Earth Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart sees potential ties between its critical minerals portfolio and Elon Musk’s space venture as demand grows.
June 15, 2026 | 01:13 pm Gold price holds gain as Trump touts reopening of Hormuz this week President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that ships, “many loaded up with oil,” are already…
June 15, 2026 | 12:12 pm Aluminum price slumps as Iran peace deal softens blow of supply crisis The Iran war caused steep supply losses as Middle Eastern aluminum smelters were targeted in missile attacks.
June 15, 2026 | 07:27 am INSIGHT: Trump’s critical minerals pricing plan faces skeptical G7, divided industry Negotiations for a Western trading bloc are stumbling over concerns about the plan's cost and…
June 15, 2026 | 05:10 pm Resouro PEA points to $1B potential rare earth and titanium project The Tiros project in Minas Gerais, Brazil, hosts 1.4 billion tonnes in the measured and indicated categories.
June 15, 2026 | 12:51 pm Venezuelan crime boss’s demise creates opening for mining boost The joint strike on Guerrero’s base occurred in a remote region that is the heart of a…
June 12, 2026 | 02:44 pm Mining’s next boom is off the map: Arctic ice, abyssal plains and asteroids Depletion, lower ore grades and higher prices pushing miners to new frontiers. The Arctic is already drawing capital, deep-sea mining is moving into a regulatory fight, and space remains the long-dated option.
June 12, 2026 | 08:23 am Norsk Hydro hit by second aluminum supply crisis The Norwegian multinational faces fresh delivery risks after Qatalum ended a key sales agreement amid ongoing Middle East turmoil.
May 27, 2026 | 11:48 am Iran war squeezes acid, aluminum, miners’ margins: WoodMac The clash has disrupted more than half the seaborne sulphur trade, shut in about 11 million bbl/d of crude and put 3-3.5Mt of aluminum output at risk.
May 18, 2026 | 08:40 am Iran war pushed platinum market into its first surplus in six quarters, WPIC says In the first quarter, the platinum market recorded a 268,000-ounce surplus compared with a 658,000 deficit in the same period of 2025.