June 22, 2026 | 03:50 am Timeline: The Oyu Tolgoi saga From discovery to blockade: the twists, deals and disputes behind Mongolia's giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine.
June 22, 2026 | 04:58 am China blacklists MP Materials, USA Rare Earth in critical minerals war Beijing's latest trade restrictions deepen a growing struggle over supply chains vital to defence and…
June 22, 2026 | 08:20 am Gold price back above $4,200 on US-Iran deal progress "Energy prices will remain a key short-term driver for the precious metal space," analyst says.
June 19, 2026 | 09:54 am Panama audit boosts Cobre Panama restart hopes Environmental review found compliance near 88% but flagged biodiversity and restoration concerns.
June 22, 2026 | 04:02 pm USA Rare Earth rebuts MP Materials lawsuit as rivalry deepens MP Materials had accused USA Rare Earth of a corporate “raiding campaign” that saw the…
June 22, 2026 | 03:16 pm British Columbia gold miner sues province over “stripped” mining rights MCC Canadian Gold Ventures said the province had previously lobbied the company to rescue a bankrupt, environmentally compromised…
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.