May 9, 2025

South32’s Hermosa project advances in federal permitting

Hermosa is currently the only advanced mining project in the US capable of producing two federally designated critical minerals.

May 7, 2025

Rio Tinto extracts first gallium from Quebec operations

The gallium was recovered from material produced at Rio Tinto’s alumina refinery in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.

May 6, 2025

Lynas CEO says company is eyeing rare earths buys in Malaysia, Brazil

CEO Amanda Lacaze says it is uneconomic to rely upon government funding to construct and then government funding to produce.

May 6, 2025

Lake Resources launches review of Argentina lithium project

The review is exploring options that include the sale of a stake in the Kachi project.

May 5, 2025

Peabody may exit Anglo American’s assets deal over damaged coal mine

Production at Anglo American's Moranbah North coal mine was suspended after an underground fire broke out in March.

May 5, 2025

Gold Road agrees to $2.4B takeover by JV partner Gold Fields

Gruyere gold mine joint venture partners Gold Fields and Gold Road Resources reach agreement on a friendly deal to consolidate ownership.

May 3, 2025

Southern Cross raises $117M to fast-track Sunday Creek exploration in OZ

The project is located 60 km north of Melbourne in Australia’s Lachlan Fold Belt.

May 2, 2025

Trump style governance? Australia’s richest says yes, voters seem to disagree

Gina Rinehart's mining company, Hancock Prospecting, is among the biggest donors to opposition leader Peter Dutton's Liberal Party.

May 2, 2025

Gold Fields renews push to acquire Gold Road

Gold Fields is after Gold Road again, targeting full control of the Gruyere mine amid record gold prices and rising sector deal activity.

May 1, 2025

Rio Tinto has not fulfilled core pledge five years on from Juukan, Aboriginal group says

The miner pledged to reform business practices after 2020 Juukan Gorge destruction.