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USA Rare Earth buys Brazil's Serra Verde for $2.8 billion

USA Rare Earth said on April 20 it will buy Brazilian rare earths miner Serra Verde in a ‌cash-and-stock deal worth $2.8 billion, the latest in a string of…

Botswana

Botswana signs energy and mineral exploration deals with Oman

Botswana's president has clinched multiple ​agreements with Oman, including on mineral exploration, oil storage infrastructure and renewable ‌power, d…

Russian

Russia discovered new lithium reserves first time in more than two decades — Deputy PM

Russia discovered new reserves of lithium, an indispensable component of the high-tech industry, for the first time in more than twenty years in 2025, Deputy Pr…

United States

US deep-sea mineral processing plant planned by Glomar, Australia's Cobalt Blue

Deep-sea mining firm Glomar Minerals and Australia's Cobalt Blue Holdings said on March 30 they plan to build a U.S. ‌refinery to process critical minerals…

Geothermal Drilling

I-Pulse announces strategic partnership to advance geothermal pulsed power applications in Australia

I-Pulse Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Robert Friedland, I-Pulse Co-Founder and Head of Technology, Laurent Frescaline, and Sunrise Energy Metals Managing Direc…

Russian

Rosatom structure, Brazil's NBEPar to create JV for mineral extraction in Brazil

March 25- Uranium One Group (part of TENEX, Rosatom state corporation) and Brazil's NBEPar have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture, Nadina Min…

Max Power Mining Charts Course from Discovery to Commercial Hydrogen Production

Max Power Mining is executing a strategic pivot, shifting its primary focus from pure mineral exploration to the commercial development of its natural hydrogen …

South Korea

POSCO International to build rare earth supply chain

March 23 -- POSCO International Corp., the trading arm of POSCO Holdings, said Monday it will build a global supply chain for heavy rare earth elements to stren…

Hindalco Invests to Expand Aluminum Smelting Capacity and Launches Battery Foil Production Line

Hindalco Industries, the metals business of India's Aditya Birla Group, has announced an investment of ₹210 billion to expand its aluminum smelter in Samba…

Metal

Zijin Mining Forecasts 2025 Net Profit to Increase by Approximately 59%–62% Year-on-Year

On December 30, Zijin Mining released a preliminary forecast for its 2025 annual performance. Based on initial calculations by the finance department, the compa…

Metal

Silver Prices Plunge Sharply, Marking Largest Single-Day Drop in Years; Gold Prices Also Retreat from Highs

Silver prices experienced a significant correction on Monday, recording their largest single-day drop since 2021. Spot silver prices retreated from their histor…

Metal

Anglo American and Teck Resources Merger Completed, Industry Focuses on Impact in Critical Minerals Sector

The merger of mining giants Anglo American and Teck Resources, valued at approximately $53 billion, has completed the necessary procedures. This transaction int…

Metal

Sudan Mining Company Produces 70 Tons of Gold in 2025, a Five-Year High

On December 28, Sudan Mining Company announced that Sudan's gold production reached 70 tons in 2025, marking a five-year high, with revenue exceeding 1 tril…

Metal

Codelco, SQM Seal Lithium Venture in Chile’s Atacama Desert

Chile’s state-owned copper producer Codelco and lithium company SQM have completed a major agreement to form a joint venture focused on lithium extraction…

Metal

Silver Rises 9% to Hit Fresh Record High

Precious metals continued their strong upward movement on Friday, with silver leading the gains by climbing 9% to reach a new record high.This increase was supp…