June 18, 2025

Retired coal mines can give a boost to solar energy — report

Abandoned coal mines from this decade could host 288 GW of solar panels, surpassing Germany's total power plants on unused land.

June 17, 2025

Chevron joins oil majors in US lithium production push

It has secured about 125,000 net acres in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas.

June 16, 2025

Newmont sells exploration projects in Australia to Inflection Resources

Company to acquire a 100% interest in a portfolio of copper-gold exploration projects in New South Wales and the Northern Territory.

June 16, 2025

MinRes, Ganfeng attempt to keep lithium JV alive

Cash injection into Mt Marion comes as MinRes struggles with A$5.8B debt and a market cap that has sunk to A$4.6B.

June 12, 2025

Infographic: Who controls the rare earths shaping the future?

This graphic breaks down global extraction at the mine level.

June 11, 2025

Lower-grade Australian iron ore sparks global benchmark change

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has proposed to revise down the specification for its benchmark index to 61% iron content from 62%.

June 11, 2025

From boom to bust: battery metal prices tumble as supply floods market

Despite rising EV sales, the market fundamentals for lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, graphite and recycled materials worsen.

June 11, 2025

Australia gold output falls as miners tap stockpiles

Gold mine output in Australia fell 7% quarter-over-quarter as more miners used lower-grade stockpiled material.

June 11, 2025

Resolution stakes claim in US critical minerals market

Resolution is buying the Horse Heaven antimony-gold-tungsten project, bordering the only known antimony reserve in the US. 

June 10, 2025

Iron ore price extends fall on growing supply

Iron ore prices extended their decline into a second straight session on Tuesday.