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Maaden, MP Materials Partner to Develop Saudi Rare Earth Supply Chain

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with MP Materials, a U.S.-based rare-earth materials company, to …

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Mali’s Court to Consider Provisional Administration for Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto Mine

A court in Bamako, Mali, is scheduled to review a request from the Malian government, which holds a 20% stake in the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine, to reopen the Bar…

SMR

First Steel Cast for Uzbekistan’s SMR

In Saint Petersburg, Russia, AEM-Special Steels has successfully cast a 205-tonne ingot of special alloy steel, marking a key step in producing a small modular …

Metal

Exxaro Resources to Acquire Manganese Assets for $640M in South Africa

Exxaro Resources has acquired manganese assets in South Africa’s Kalahari Manganese Field for ZAR11.67 billion ($640 million), with potential adjustments …

Metal

Codelco Signs Agreement With I-Pulse to Explore Advanced Mining Technologies

Codelco, Chile’s state-owned mining company, has signed a letter of intent with I-Pulse to explore pulsed power technologies for mining, focusing on susta…

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Sumitomo to Acquire 30% Stake in Rio Tinto’s Winu Project in Australia

Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) has entered into agreements with Rio Tinto to acquire a 30% stake in the Winu copper-gold project, located in Western Australia&rsqu…

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Auric Begins Mining at Munda Gold Mine Starter Pit in Australia

Auric Mining has started operations at the Munda gold mine starter pit near Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, with a groundbreaking event held on 10 May 2025. T…

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Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber Lithium Project in Finland Sees 17% Cost Increase

South African miner Sibanye-Stillwater has reported a 17% cost increase for its Keliber lithium project in Finland, with the estimated cost now at €783 mil…

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Firebird Completes Testing on Calcining Kiln for Manganese Production

Australian miner Firebird Metals has successfully conducted calcining and leaching tests for Taza Metal Technologies, a Kazakhstan-based manganese mining and pr…

Metal

Sabre Resources Completes Ninghan Gold Project Sale to Capricorn Metals

Sabre Resources has finalized the sale of its Ninghan gold project tenements in Western Australia’s southern Murchison Region to Capricorn Metals for A$1.…

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US Will Fast-Track Utah Uranium Mine Permit

The U.S. Interior Department announced on Monday that it will accelerate the environmental permitting process for Anfield Energy’s proposed Velvet-Wood ur…

Metal

De Beers to Discontinue Lab-Grown Diamond Business Lightbox

De Beers Group, a leading diamond mining company, has decided to discontinue its lab-grown diamond (LGD) jewelry brand, Lightbox, to focus exclusively on natura…

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Ouster to Supply 3D Lidar Sensors for Komatsu’s Autonomous Mining Equipment

Ouster, a provider of high-resolution lidar sensors and software solutions, has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with Komatsu, a mining equipment manufact…

Metal

Silver Storm Secures Financing Proposals for LA Parrilla Mine’s Restart in Mexico

Silver Storm Mining, a Canadian exploration and resource company, has obtained several non-binding financing proposals from trading companies to support the res…

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Silver Viper Minerals to Acquire Cimarron Gold-Copper Project in Mexico

Canadian exploration company Silver Viper Minerals has entered an agreement with CSAC Holdings and its shareholders to acquire the Cimarron project in Sinaloa, …