April 21, 2025 US Antimony restarts Mexico smelter plant after over a year The company said it has begun processing the first antimony ore acquired from international sources at the Madero smelter.
April 21, 2025 As Trump eyes coal revival, his job cuts hobble black lung protections for miners Black lung has been on the rise over the last two decades, and has increasingly been reported by young workers in their 30s and 40s despite declining coal production.
April 21, 2025 Nornickel maintains 2025 nickel production forecast The company said it produced 42,000 tons of nickel in the first quarter of 2025, a 1.1% drop from the same period of last year.
April 21, 2025 US investor Cameron offers $5 billion for Kazakh mining giant ERG ERG formed task force to explore Kazakhstan's rare earth deposits.
April 21, 2025 China copper output jumps to record despite low smelting fees Production of refined metal rose 8.6% in March from a year earlier.
April 20, 2025 China’s export controls are curbing critical mineral shipments to the world Exports of antimony and germanium products in the first quarter were down 57% and 39%, respectively, compared to a year earlier.
April 20, 2025 Chinese rare earth processor Shenghe sees little impact from halt to US feedstock imports While China dominates the refining of rare earths it imports some concentrate mined elsewhere to feed its processors, including large amounts by MP Materials.
April 19, 2025 Russia’s VEB to invest $13.4B in copper mine in country’s far east Once operable, the Baimskaya deposit will boost Russia's copper production by 25% and its gold production by 4%.
April 18, 2025 Analysts see gold at $4,000 as faith in the US dollar tumbles There could be further gains in the coming months, if analyst expectations come to fruition.
April 18, 2025 Trump to fast-track permitting for 10 mining projects across US The projects include those owned by Perpetua Resources, Rio Tinto, Hecla Mining, Albemarle and Warrior Met Coal.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
