June 18, 2025

INSIGHT: Rural Oklahoma strives to become American hub for critical minerals processing

Oklahoma's push into minerals processing marks an unexpected twist in the US efforts to wean itself off Chinese rivals who have blocked exports.

June 18, 2025

Retired coal mines can give a boost to solar energy — report

Abandoned coal mines from this decade could host 288 GW of solar panels, surpassing Germany's total power plants on unused land.

June 17, 2025

Tanking China coking coal market gets respite after output halts

Chinese coking coal futures have staged a rare recovery this month, with the latest gains driven by temporary halts to production in the mining hub of Shanxi.

June 17, 2025

Lithium startup eyes US battery plant to skirt Trump tariffs

Pure Lithium is working on a testing facility to build a new type of lithium battery that’s completely manufactured domestically.

June 17, 2025

European truckmakers tackle rare earth bottleneck with stockpiling, supply chain shifts

The automotive industry currently fears that the supply of rare earths, which are needed for magnets, will soon dry up.

June 17, 2025

Vale Base Metals head says unit aims to be IPO-ready by 2027

Selling shares in base metals division would help finance an ambitious plan to spend as much as $30 billion to boost production capacity.

June 17, 2025

Rare earth boss sees ‘long, hard process’ to loosen China’s grip

Western rare earth processing years away, says ex-Molycorp CEO.

June 17, 2025

Hindustan Zinc approves $1.39 billion project

The company will set up a metals complex with 250kt per annum capacity in Rajasthan.

June 17, 2025

Mali starts construction of Russia-backed gold refinery

The 200-tonne capacity facility, in which Mali has a controlling stake, will be built with Russia's Yadran Group and a Swiss firm.

June 16, 2025

US looks to impose fresh steel, aluminum tariff quota on UK

The quota plan is conditioned upon the United Kingdom's meeting certain requirements.