Deep Sea Rare Minerals seeks US seabed licences
Deep Sea Rare Minerals is the second firm after TMC to apply for deep-sea mining licences since Trump’s executive order to boost the sector.
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Pilbara CEO warns Australia losing lithium edge to Brazil
CEO of lithium miner Pilbara Minerals called on Canberra to do more or risk losing competitiveness and market share.
Botswana, Angola eye split in battle for De Beers
Meeting between the countries' mining ministers sparked talk of a De Beers split amid alliance between Africa’s diamond giants.
Vedanta Resources launches US-domiciled CopperTech Metals
CopperTech will own and operate Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia, one of the highest-grade copper-producing assets in the world.
MP Materials quarterly loss widens after halting sales to Chinese customers
The results reflect the company's transition from dependence on foreign sales to a focus on being a major US miner and processor of rare earths.
Cove Capital to mine Kazakhstan tungsten in Trump-announced deal
Cove Capital will control 70% of a joint venture and sales of the metal, with Tau-Ken Samruk controlling the remaining 30%.
ICL could lose Dead Sea concession in 2030 under government tender plan
ICL, which extracts mainly potash and magnesium from the concession, has held exclusive rights to minerals from the Dead Sea site for five decades.
Sweden lifts uranium mining ban
A municipal veto for handling small quantities of uranium locally was also narrowed.
Top candidate in Peru vows to revoke key mining industry rights
The worry that mineral rights may be revoked has been the industry’s biggest concern in private conversations.
