February 4, 2025

Russia says Trump comments on Ukrainian rare earth minerals amount to request to buy US aid

Trump told reporters on Monday that Ukraine was willing to engage in the exchange.

February 4, 2025

Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold expands lithium and nickel exploration to Namibia

The company also plans to invest $2 billion in the Mingomba copper-cobalt mine in Zambia.

February 4, 2025

China hits back at US tariffs with mineral export curbs

Beijing's retaliation includes export curbs on tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, indium, and molybdenum, vital for defence and clean energy.

February 3, 2025

Mattiq, Heraeus Precious Metals partner to advance green hydrogen production

The companies said they will shorten the R&D-to-commercialization timeline, rapidly advancing low-iridium catalysts from prototype to industrial-scale solutions.

February 3, 2025

ICMM members contributed higher portion of profits to host nations in 2024

ICMM members contributed a total of $42 billion to their host countries in 2024.

February 3, 2025

Trump says he wants Ukraine to supply US with rare earths

Ukraine contains large deposits of uranium, lithium and titanium.

February 3, 2025

Stardust Power inks long-term lithium supply deal with Sumitomo

The supply agreement has an initial term of 10 years, with annual delivery of 20,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.

February 3, 2025

Gold price rises to fresh record as Trump tariffs trigger haven demand

Bullion advanced as much as 1.2% to $2,830.74 an ounce, surpassing the previous record reached Friday.

February 3, 2025

US metal buyers likely to turn to Mideast, Chile as tariffs bite

US companies will look to the Middle East and India for more aluminum and to Chile and Peru for copper.

February 3, 2025

Fertilizer group K+S says tariffs will challenge US farmers

K+S ships about 300,000 tonnes of potash from its Bethune site in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan into the U.S. per year.