August 20, 2025 Trump raises stakes over Resolution Copper project with BHP, Rio Tinto CEOs at White House President met with chief executives of the world’s two biggest mining companies to discuss a copper project that could supply the US with a quarter of its demand.
August 20, 2025 Copper developer lands LA fund manager’s $140M Blue Moon is advancing an underground decline and early access blasting at its Nussir project in Norway.
August 20, 2025 Gold price edges up as market awaits Fed minutes, Powell speech "Gold prices fell yesterday, so now traders are looking at it as an opportunity to get into gold ahead of the Fed minutes," analyst says.
August 20, 2025 US urged to tackle illicit gold boom fueled by soaring price An illegal gold mining and trafficking boom in several South American nations has become a crisis.
August 20, 2025 EverMetal launches US-based critical metals recycling platform EverMetal has completed its first acquisition of CAI Custom Alloys LLC, a Belvidere, Illinois-based processor of high-performance superalloys.
August 19, 2025 The Pentagon’s $400M bet on rare earths The US has taken an unprecedented step to secure its rare earth supply chain. With a $400 million investment in MP Materials, […]
August 19, 2025 Trump blasts appeals court for halting Resolution Copper land transfer On Truth Social, US president called the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals a "radical left court."
August 19, 2025 US hikes steel, aluminum tariffs on imported appliances, railcars, EV parts The Commerce Department on Tuesday said it is hiking steel and aluminum tariffs on more than 400 products.
August 19, 2025 Glencore trader who led ill-fated battery recycling push to exit Kunal Sinha is stepping down after unwinding the firm’s unsuccessful investment partnership with battery metals recycler Li-Cycle Holdings.
August 19, 2025 US targets Chinese steel and lithium for forced-labor scrutiny The measure is meant to help combat alleged repression of Uyghurs and other minorities in the province of Xinjiang.
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
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am