November 19, 2025 Trafigura’s Nyrstar casts first antimony at South Australia plant The facility could scale up to 5,000 tons of refined antimony metal per annum by 2028, the company said.
November 19, 2025 Rio Tinto cuts alumina output in Australia The reduction amounts to about 1.2 million tonnes of alumina a year, though the company said customer supply commitments will not be affected.
November 19, 2025 West scrambles to fill heavy rare earth gap as China rivalry deepens Shortages of heavy elements dysprosium and terbium could be an Achilles heel for MP Materials and the West's campaign to forge a magnets industry.
November 19, 2025 IGO sees no path forward for WA lithium refinery IGO has no hope of a recovery for the embattled Kwinana lithium refinery, a joint venture with Tianqi Lithium, despite green shoots in the lithium market.
November 18, 2025 RANKED: World’s top 20 gold projects The combined ounces in the ground for the top 20 projects is north of 900 million and at today's prices worth a mouth-watering $3.7 trillion.
November 18, 2025 Column: China deal buys US time to build critical minerals supply chain The Trump administration has sought to diversify the critical minerals supply chain with a multi-pronged strategy.
November 17, 2025 Viridis secures Canadian financing interest for rare earths project It received a letter of interest from Export Development Canada for up to $100 million in debt financing for its Colossus rare earths project in Brazil.
November 17, 2025 Rio Tinto to cut Yarwun alumina output to extend plant life Company said it will cut output at its Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone by 40% from October next year to extend the plant's life to 2035.
November 17, 2025 Gina Rinehart becomes MP Materials’ top shareholder Her privately held Hancock Prospecting Ltd. held about $3 billion of US-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds as of Sept. 30.
November 17, 2025 European Investment Bank to work with Australia on critical raw materials The EIB set up a dedicated task force to support project development in critical materials early this year, with an aim to double the group's financing.
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
