April 17, 2025

Impossible Metals wants to mine the Pacific for EV minerals

Deep-sea mining company Impossible Metals is calling on the US government to open up part of the Pacific Ocean for commercial mineral […]

April 17, 2025

Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans

The Forest Service said it will republish an environmental report needed for the Resolution copper project land swap to occur within 60 days.

April 17, 2025

Ukraine-US sign memorandum on minerals deal

The signing follows remarks by US President Donald Trump earlier in the day that a deal on Ukraine's critical minerals will be signed next Thursday.

April 17, 2025

MP Materials halts exports to China

The move follows Chinese restrictions announced earlier this month.

April 17, 2025

Gold starts coming back to Switzerland from US after exclusion from Trump’s tariffs

Customs data showed that the country's gold imports from the US rose to a thirteen-month high in March.

April 17, 2025

Rare earth stocks rally on signs Trump supports sector

Trump’s moves have made USA Rare Earth, The Metals Company and MP Materials winners even as his trade war has punished broader.

April 17, 2025

Citi softens bearish outlook on copper short term

Citi analysts now see a decreased "bearish risk" in the next three months.

April 17, 2025

Blackwater founder and Trump ally strikes mineral security deal with Congo

The initiative aligns with a broader minerals-for-security deal being negotiated between the DRC and the Trump administration.

April 17, 2025

Energy Fuels says it can produce six rare earths subject to Chinese export control

The company is now in the process of updating its 2024 prefeasibility study to incorporate the White Mesa mill expansion.

April 17, 2025

Copper and the new resource spheres of control

MINING.COM and The Northern Miner mapped global copper production through a geopolitical lens, dividing the world into five “spheres of control”: American, […]