September 27, 2024 Mining industry struggles with valuation gap amid shift to copper Big diversified miners are watching rival copper producers gradually grow beyond their reach.
September 26, 2024 EnergyX raises another $50 million, opens new production facility in Austin, Texas The company's technology has raised over $110 million and is backed by investors including General Motors, Eni, and POSCO.
September 26, 2024 Volt Lithium achieves first production in Texas The company began operating its DLE system on September 17, 2024, and is currently optimizing its field unit.
September 26, 2024 Silver price hits highest level since 2012, chasing gold’s record-breaking rally Silver has rallied 37% so far this year.
September 26, 2024 Copper price surpasses $10,000 on new China stimulus for real estate China's Politburo aims to stabilize the real estate market, calling for "forceful" rate cuts to stop its decline.
September 26, 2024 Rio Tinto aims to produce copper from Resolution mine by end of decade Resolution mine would supply more than a quarter of US copper demand for decades.
September 25, 2024 Kamala Harris calls for US critical minerals reserve, tax credits The plan, part of a $100 billion industrial policy vision, also called for the use of emergency government powers under the Cold War-era Defense Production Act.
September 25, 2024 Glencore, Schneider Electric partner to decarbonize copper supply chains S&P Global estimates that demand for copper will double by 2035, and warns the looming supply gap could short-circuit the green energy transition.
September 25, 2024 IBAT to suspend operations at lithium extraction plant on weak prices IBAT's move comes amid a more than 80% drop in lithium prices in the past year.
September 25, 2024 Global mining index soars as China, US stimulus converge The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index has gained 14% since Sept. 6 in its biggest jump this year.
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm