May 1, 2025 What are Ukraine’s critical minerals and what do we know about the deal with US? Ukraine has deposits of 22 of the 34 minerals identified by the European Union as critical, according to Ukrainian data.
May 1, 2025 Trump’s push for deep-sea metals clashes with UN ocean treaty TMC said it expects the initial US review of its mining application to be completed within 60 days.
May 1, 2025 US says minerals deal will strengthen Trump in talks with Russia The US and Ukraine signed minerals deal on Wednesday.
April 29, 2025 TMC submits application for deep sea mining under US law The Metals Company has made history with the first-ever application for two exploration licenses and a commercial recovery permit.
April 25, 2025 China calls Trump deep-sea mining order unlawful The order aims to accelerate the mining of critical minerals in both US and international waters, part of a broader strategy to counter China’s dominance.
April 24, 2025 South32 breaks ground on remote operating center at Hermosa project in Arizona The Hermosa project is currently the only advanced US mining project capable of producing two federally designated critical minerals: zinc and manganese.
April 24, 2025 Trump signs executive order boosting deep-sea mining industry The broad order avoids a direct confrontation with the United Nations-backed International Seabed Authority and seeks essentially to jumpstart the mining of US waters.
April 21, 2025 Surging gold stocks lift mining’s top 50 companies above tariff chaos World’s 50 most valuable miners are now worth $1.4 trillion, up $80 billion from end-2024 boosted by gold stocks after copper, lithium producers sold off again.
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.
April 16, 2025 South32 third-quarter manganese output misses estimates The world's biggest producer of manganese ore produced 476,000 wet metric tons last quarter.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm