July 16, 2025

Ucore to start rare earth output at Louisiana plant next May

The company is transforming an 80,000 square-foot building on a former Air Force base into an $80 million plant for rare earth magnet materials.

July 16, 2025

Vedanta’s Zambia copper unit will revamp smelter to boost output

The company had pledged to invest more than $1.2 billion over five years to upgrade the Konkola operations and pay creditors.

July 16, 2025

Sandvik says it mitigated tariffs in second quarter as orders beat expectations

The United States accounted for more than 14% of group revenue last year.

July 16, 2025

Aura Minerals plans to raise over $196 million in US IPO

Aura said that it intends to use the proceeds from the IPO for exploration activities.

July 16, 2025

Myanmar’s tin exports set to rise as major hub resumes mining

Local authorities approved the resumption of mining in the conflict-riven region of Wa State.

July 16, 2025

Rio says Trump tariffs added $300 million in aluminum costs

The miner is Canada’s largest aluminum producer and sells the vast bulk of the metal in the US.

July 16, 2025

Zimbabwe aims to break ground for $270 million new lithium plant this year

Kuvimba Mining House will begin construction of the concentration plant at its Sandawana mine in Q3 of this year.

July 16, 2025

BHP says Australian green iron too costly despite joint China deal

Fortescue is set to produce green iron from a pilot plant this year.

July 15, 2025

Indigenous groups ask Chile court to pause community review of Codelco-SQM lithium deal

The process is one of the final conditions for a deal to go into effect in which state-run Codelco will take a majority stake in SQM's lithium mining operations.

July 15, 2025

Rio Tinto Q2 iron ore output rises as Trott gets set to take helm

The miner shipped 79.9 million tonnes of iron ore from its Pilbara operations, a 13% rise from the previous quarter.