July 6, 2023 Deadly attack at Colombia coal facility sparks industry plea to protect miners The incident happened at a Minex facility near the eastern Colombian city of Cucuta on the border with Venezuela.
July 6, 2023 Argentina mining exploration hits decade high in 2022 The Latin American nation has a total of 161 mining projects underway.
July 6, 2023 Stellantis reaches preliminary deal for rare earth minerals with NioCorp The agreement establishes a 10-year offtake contract for minerals that NioCorp aims to produce at its Elk Creek project.
July 6, 2023 Column: Europe adds aluminum to its critical raw materials list Western European production has been sliding steadily over the last 15 years.
July 6, 2023 Australia’s trade surplus swells as gold and energy exports rise Thursday’s data showed overseas shipments of non-monetary gold jumped almost 16%.
July 6, 2023 Canada port strike enters fifth day with talks deadlocked, threatening economy In April $3.6 billion of goods were exported from British Columbia, including more than $750 billion of coal.
July 6, 2023 New gold discoveries to extend Barrick’s Ivory Coast mine operations Tongon mine will continue operating until at least 2030 following a significant discovery of new deposits.
July 6, 2023 Pentagon has strategic germanium stockpile, but no gallium reserves – spokesperson China announced export restrictions on the two metals used in semiconductors.
July 5, 2023 European Lithium says Luxembourg’s GEM to fund $125m for Austrian mine Proceeds will be used to fund the development of the Wolfsberg lithium project in Austria.
July 5, 2023 Chile copper production at main mines down in May Copper output from Escondida fell 21.5% to 83,900 metric tons.
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
