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Nouryon Completes Metal Alkyls Capacity Expansion in China

Nouryon, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has announced significant investments in China to meet rising demand for high-performance polymers and support its…

Metal

Sunshine Silver Plans US Antimony Refinery

Private company Sunshine Silver Mining and Refining (SSMRC) has announced plans to restart one of the United States’ most historic silver mines and develop the…

Metal

Rio Tinto Ramps up Simandou Stockpiles to 2 Million Tons for First Shipment

Rio Tinto has stockpiled 2 million metric tons of high-grade iron ore at its Simandou project in Guinea for shipment in mid-November, marking the first export f…

Metal

Critical Metals to Raise $50 Million for Greenland Rare Earth Project

Critical Metals (CRML.O) announced on Thursday that it will raise $50 million through a private investment in public equity (PIPE) deal with an institutional in…

Metal

BRE Raises $78M for Rare Earth Projects in Brazil

Brazilian Rare Earths (BRE) has obtained firm commitments for issuing 25.6 million new fully paid ordinary shares at A$4.68 ($3.05) each, aiming to generate A$1…

Coking Coal

Met Coke Shortages Hit India’s Steel Mills in First Half of 2025

India’s steel mills met only about half of their metallurgical coke requirements from domestic suppliers in the first half of 2025, underscoring shortages…

Metal

Botswana’s ODC Sets First Contract Diamond Sales for November

Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) announced that it will begin selling diamonds to contracted buyers next month as part of its effort to di…

United States

Meta Commits $1.5 Billion for AI Data Center in Texas

Meta Platforms (META.O) announced on Wednesday that it will invest $1.5 billion to build a new data center in El Paso, Texas, marking its 29th facility worldwid…

Metal

Aramco Trading Pushes Into Metals, Plans Copper Hires

Saudi Aramco’s trading arm, Aramco Trading, is entering the metals market by developing a copper trading portfolio and recruiting specialized traders. The…

Metal

Rio Tinto Says Strong Year-End Iron Ore Push Needed as China Demand Surges

Rio Tinto announced on Tuesday that it will need a strong performance in the final quarter of 2025 to meet its annual iron ore shipment target, as Chinese deman…

Metal

Brazilian Rare Earths to Sell Feedstocks to Carester

Australia-listed Brazilian Rare Earths announced on Thursday that it has signed long-term agreements with Carester SAS for the supply of heavy rare earth feedst…

Botswana

Botswana Enforces New 24% Local Ownership Rule for Mines

Botswana’s Ministry of Minerals and Energy announced on Friday that a new regulation has taken effect, requiring mining companies to allocate a 24% owners…

Metal

Titan Mining Announces $120M Financing Interest From Exim for Graphite Project

Titan Mining Corporation has announced that the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) has expressed interest in providing up to $120 million in financi…

Metal

Indonesia Shortens Mining Production Quotas to One Year

Indonesia has announced a revision to its mining production quota system, reducing the validity period from three years to one year, effective 3 October. The go…

Metal

ReElement Announces Noblesville Refinery Expansion for Rare Earth Production

ReElement Technologies, a rare earth element (REE) and critical mineral refining company, has expanded its Noblesville facility by 141%, increasing the site to …