March 20, 2025 Tariffs, uncertainty, driving nations to tighten grip on critical minerals Resource nationalism is on the rise, with governments tightening control over critical minerals through higher taxes, regulations, and strategic policies. Verisk Maplecroft’s […]
March 20, 2025 China to add cobalt, copper to state metal reserves An effort to boost the resilience of critical minerals supply at time when energy transition demand is increasing and geopolitical tensions are running high.
March 20, 2025 China’s ‘Hermes of gold’ shines despite lacklustre demand for high-end goods Laopu Gold is a notable outlier in China's luxury goods market, which has been hammered by an extended consumer malaise.
March 20, 2025 Chinese state funding in mineral exploration on the rise: FT Since 2022, the nation as whole has devoted $13.8 billion to geological exploration annually.
March 20, 2025 China’s HBIS collaborates with Vale to advance steel decarbonization Both HBIS and Vale aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
March 19, 2025 Deep-sea miners are set to dig for critical minerals, even if rules aren’t done The Metals Company has said it will file an application in June for an ISA license to begin mining.
March 19, 2025 China flexes rare earth dominance with million-tonne discovery The deposit could host as much as 1.15 million tonnes of resources containing key rare earth elements such as praseodymium, neodymium, dysprosium and terbium.
March 19, 2025 European bismuth prices rocket to record highs on China export curbs China announced plans to impose export controls on bismuth, in response to Trump's import tariffs.
March 18, 2025 Saudi Arabia awards mining exploration licenses to local, international firms The exploration licenses cover the kingdom's first mineralized belts located at Jabal Sayid in Madinah and Al Hajar in Aseer.
March 18, 2025 Acid spill from Chinese-owned copper mine contaminates vital waterway in Zambia The incident reportedly began on Feb. 18, when the tailings dam collapsed at the mine run by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia.
Japan and Italy to cooperate on critical minerals Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni agreed to work together on critical mineral supply and elevate their […] January 16, 2026 | 11:33 am
