June 3, 2025

US skips hike in UK steel and aluminum tariffs as both countries eye quick trade deal

British trade minister Jonathan Reynolds and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met in Paris on Tuesday.

June 3, 2025

Global alarms rise as China’s critical mineral export ban takes hold

German automakers became the latest to warn that China's export restrictions threaten to shut down production and rattle their local economies.

June 3, 2025

PGM market set for a comeback?

For years, platinum and palladium were written off—casualties of the electric vehicle boom. But a new report from natural resource specialists Goehring […]

June 3, 2025

RANKED: World’s 20 biggest silver-producing mines

We ranked the top 20 silver-producing operations of 2024, based on their actual or estimated output.

June 3, 2025

Mount Etna erupts, unleashing lava – and possibly hidden minerals

The eruption is the most significant Mount Etna has had since 2014.

June 3, 2025

Diplomats, automakers push Beijing to loosen rare earth magnet export restrictions

India is organizing a trip to China for auto executives in the next two to three weeks.

June 3, 2025

SolGold to quit Toronto exchange, eyes listing in Australia

The voluntary delisting comes as it aims to start production at its Cascabel project in Ecuador three to four years earlier than expected.

June 2, 2025

Eramet shares slide as Gabon plans manganese ore export ban

Gabon announced an export ban on unrefined manganese from 2029.

June 1, 2025

Car makers warn China’s rare earth curbs could halt production

The head of the trade group representing General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai and others raised urgent concerns in a letter to the Trump administration.

May 30, 2025

Infographic: Rare earth spheres of control

Who controls the future of rare earth mining?