August 13, 2023 Zimbabwe stockpiles 300,000 carats of diamonds Stockpiling follows new regulations that compel miners to pay half of their royalties using commodities.
August 11, 2023 A vicious cycle of rising resource nationalism Global warming has raised the economic status and political importance of critical minerals, but with that also comes an increased risk of resource nationalism across the globe.
August 11, 2023 Rio Tinto inks infrastructure deal for Simandou iron ore project The project has been haggled over for years, with exploitation delayed by legal wrangling and the difficulty and cost of building infrastructure.
August 10, 2023 RANKED: World’s largest clay and hard rock lithium projects Junior miners are piling into the lithium market with competing new projects and the US state of Nevada is the emerging hotspot.
August 9, 2023 Mining is growing rapidly – so are investor-state disputes New study shows dramatic increase in investor-state disputes and 80% of miners and counsel involved in arbitration expect greater government intervention over the next year.
August 9, 2023 Lucara reports fourth diamond recovery north of 1,000 carats The diamond, measuring 82.2 x 42.8 x 34.2 mm, is described as a type IIa top-white gem of high quality.
August 8, 2023 Peak Rare Earths inks Tanzania supply deal with China’s Shenghe Peak will supply 100% of rare earths concentrate to Shenghe for an initial term of seven years.
August 8, 2023 Mali adopts new mining code that boosts state interests A draft of the code proposed changes that could boost state and private Malian interests in new projects to 35%, from up a current 20%.
August 8, 2023 Graves a barrier for Jindal’s $2 billion South African iron mine Residents say the mine could lead to more than 3,000 households and 3,000 graves being moved.
August 8, 2023 Japan signs deal with Namibia to explore for rare earth minerals Japan's minister for economy is visiting five countries to try to build an African supply chain of critical minerals.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
