January 29, 2025 American Rare Earths grows Halleck Creek resource by 12% The new resource exceeds 2.63 billion tonnes with an average grade of 3,926 ppm TREOs.
January 29, 2025 Anglo American completes Jellinbah stake sale Jellinbah holds a 70% stake in two metallurgical coal mines located in Queensland.
January 29, 2025 China funnelled $57 billion to control critical mineral supply chain A network of at least 26 state-backed banks has helped Beijing tighten its grip on critical minerals over the past two decades.
January 27, 2025 Fortescue to buy Red Hawk Mining to tap Western Australia ore The offer price of as much as A$1.20 cash per share implies a fully diluted equity value for Red Hawk of A$254 million ($160 million).
January 27, 2025 Winsome Resources begins permitting for Adina lithium project in Quebec The project is subject to Quebec’s provincial environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) processes.
January 27, 2025 GRAPH: What global copper mining’s top tier could look like The Rio Tinto-Glencore merger appears stalled and a BHP-Anglo American tie-up is indefinitely postponed, but copper mining is already top heavy.
January 26, 2025 BHP ends pursuit of Anglo for now, FT reports According to the FT sources, the deal has become "too expensive" for BHP to pursue given the rise in Anglo American’s stock price in recent months.
January 24, 2025 Fortescue Energy CEO says green hydrogen cost is key as demand drops Buyers are unwilling to pay "green premiums" to replace fossil fuels, says Fortescue Energy's Mark Hutchinson.
January 23, 2025 IGO ceases work at impaired Kwinana lithium hydroxide plant The battery metal producer warned of an additional net loss in its first-half results earlier this week.
January 23, 2025 Rio Tinto flags Q1 shipments hit after cyclone-induced rail disruptions A railcar dumper at the East Intercourse Island (EII) port facility, which handled 45 million tonnes of Rio's iron ore shipments in 2024, experienced severe flooding this week.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am