February 13, 2025 Zimbabwe seeks $950 million in new bid to kickstart mining firm Kuvimba Mining House, under its new CEO, is looking to secure funds to develop lithium, platinum and gold assets.
February 13, 2025 Malawi temporarily bans all mineral exports to revamp rules Rio Tinto Group-backed Sovereign Metals is currently developing a graphite project in the African country.
February 13, 2025 Tropical cyclone forces closure of ports in Western Australia’s Pilbara region Zelia, which has been upgraded to the strongest possible Category 5 storm, is due to make landfall on Friday.
February 13, 2025 Canadian investors add gold, uranium stocks as trade war risk grows Canadian dollar has been hit hard by trade uncertainty.
February 13, 2025 Freeport set to resume copper concentrate exports from Indonesia this month Indonesia has restricted raw material exports to pressure companies to refine minerals locally.
February 12, 2025 China’s coal plant boom is undercutting clean energy push China’s planners said coal is still needed as backup to balance out the intermittent electricity provided by wind and solar.
February 12, 2025 Global Lithium management resigns ahead of AGM Management alleged that director Dianmin Chen was working with a group of foreign-linked investors holding between 30-40% of shares to take control of the board.
February 12, 2025 South32 reports surge in first-half profit on strong commodity prices The miner reported an 838% surge in first-half profits on Thursday, driven by higher sales of aluminum and copper and strong commodity prices.
February 12, 2025 Ganfeng starts lithium production at Argentina’s Mariana project The Mariana plant has the capacity to produce 20,000 metric tons of lithium chloride per year.
February 12, 2025 Albemarle swings to quarterly profit as cost cuts offset lithium price drop Profit for the quarter ended December 31 was $33.6 million, compared to a loss of $617.7 million a year ago.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
