February 19, 2024 Lucara Diamond revives sales deal with gem trader HB Antwerp The Canadian miner said it will supply HB Antwerp with rough diamonds of 10.8 carats and above for 10 years.
February 19, 2024 Deep-sea mining may be inevitable, says UN regulator Deep sea mining is likely just a matter of time, according to the head of the International Seabed Authority.
February 19, 2024 Polymetal to drop out of top 10 gold miners on Russia sale The gold miner agreed to sell its Russian unit to Russian firm Mangazeya Plus.
February 18, 2024 French recycling plant on fire housing 900 tonnes of lithium batteries The fire broke out on Saturday in a warehouse owned by French recycling group SNAM in Viviez, north of Toulouse.
February 18, 2024 SSR Mining SVP is latest company figure detained over mine disaster Turkey's energy minister says hundreds of search and rescue personnel are still looking for the missing workers.
February 17, 2024 Turkey cancels SSR gold environmental permits after accident The move came days after an incident that dislodged 10 million cubic meters of earth across a 200-meter slope.
February 15, 2024 First commercial gravity storage for energy planned in Finnish mine Gravitricity has chosen the former Pyhäjärvi mine, Europe’s deepest copper-zinc mine, to deploy its technology.
February 15, 2024 Sibanye-Stillwater, Heraeus team up to save palladium The miners will explore new uses for PGMs, particularly palladium, in the hydrogen market amid weak demand for the metal.
February 14, 2024 Tiny diamond-tin-filled device could jumpstart work toward quantum internet Device developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Cambridge could allow the quick, efficient flow of quantum information over large distances.
February 14, 2024 Column: LME back in the dock, this time over ‘dirty metals’ The metal in question is copper produced at the giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island will mark the world's first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge. January 11, 2026 | 04:22 pm
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