February 5, 2025 Fleet Space wins Moon to Mars grant to develop off-world gravity sensing tech Grant will help assess subsurface structures, landing site selection, rover navigation, infrastructure planning, and potential resource estimation.
February 5, 2025 Lithium Energy granted final permit for project in Argentina The EIA approvals cover the Central and Northern blocks of the project, which host the majority of Solaroz’s existing lithium resources.
February 4, 2025 Fundraising by junior, intermediate miners at lowest since 2019: S&P Funds raised by junior and intermediate mining companies dropped by 12% in 2024 to $10.27 billion, its lowest in five years.
February 4, 2025 Barminco wins first US mining contract with Nevada Gold Mines Perenti's underground mining business has signed a A$120 million contract with NGM for the Goldrush project.
February 4, 2025 Fortescue gains control of Red Hawk Fortescue has secured access to the undeveloped Blacksmith iron ore project, 30km west of its Solomon operations in Western Australia.
February 3, 2025 Rio Tinto faces new iron ore shipping snarls due to cyclones Rio Tinto warned last month that its first-quarter iron ore shipments could be affected by disruptions to its rail operations.
February 3, 2025 Lundin family, Zijin Mining to acquire stake in Predictive Discovery Zijin and the Lundin family are acquiring a 3.5% and a 6.5% stake, respectively.
February 3, 2025 ICMM members contributed higher portion of profits to host nations in 2024 ICMM members contributed a total of $42 billion to their host countries in 2024.
February 3, 2025 Resolute Mining CEO quits following detention in Mali Terry Holohan is leaving the gold miner after taking time away following his release by Mali’s ruling military junta.
January 31, 2025 BHP commissions Fluor, Hatch to support South Australia copper expansions The expansion is part of BHP's ambitious plans to increase its copper cathode production to more than 500,000 tonnes a year by the early 2030s.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
