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The Metals Company exploration vessel
Exxon veteran Liam Mallon joins TMC board ahead of seabed mining push
Updated 18 minutes ago By: Reuters

The Metals Company said on Tuesday it has appointed former ExxonMobil upstream chief Liam Mallon to its board as the company advances plans to begin commercial recovery of polymetallic nodules in... 


US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer
US trade chief to consider trade deal tariff caps in excess capacity probe
Updated 33 minutes ago By: Reuters

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday that the Trump administration will take into consideration tariff caps negotiated in trade deals with countries as it weighs potential new... 


Mt Lindsay twin decline development concept rendering
Australian explorer Critica confirms tungsten project potential in Tasmania
29th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A newly published scoping study on ASX-listed Critica's Mt Lindsay tin/tungsten project in Tasmania finds the proposed one-million-tonne-a-year underground mining and processing development has an... 


Molybdenum ore
US-based M2i partners with Polish companies to explore tungsten, molybdenum potential
29th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Polish mineral resource companies Permia 1, Permia 2 and Permia 3 have signed a strategic collaboration and technical cooperation agreement valid for two years with US-based critical minerals... 


Redmoor mine
US supports UK tungsten project Redmoor with $9.25m funding
28th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Strategic Minerals has secured a $9.25-million investment in its wholly-owned subsidiary Cornwall Resources from the US Department of War. The funding will support the acceleration of... 


High-grade fluorspar ore from Monte Muambe
NeoTerra applies for $5m in funding to support potential expansion of Moz fluorspar mine
28th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

African critical minerals exploration and development company NeoTerra Group has applied for a $5-million grant under the US-Africa Strategic Investment Program to support the assessment of a... 


World Platinum Investment Council Director of Research Edward Sterck.
Big boost for platinum, palladium as China exchange internationalises
25th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

From Monday, September 28, China will give international investors access to trading in palladium and platinum on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange (GFEX), where domestic exchange activity has been... 


A session at the Joburg Indaba led by Bernard Swanepoel
Indaba plans to address hard topics ‘face on’
25th September 2026 By: Halima Frost

The programme for the Joburg Indaba mining conference revolves around one connecting idea: South African mining has to convert a period of real volatility into a “durable advantage”, says Joburg... 


Valterra Platinum Executive Head: Processing Operations Agit Singh.
Jameson cells saving Valterra Platinum R203m, keeping 3 000 trucks off road
23rd September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Reduction of 3 000-equivalent trucks on the road, a 70.5 MWh decrease in smelting electricity consumption, a 70 000 t cut in smelting CO2 emissions, and a R203-million annual cost saving, which... 


Glencore selected as cornerstone partner in new US-backed strategic mineral reserve fund
Glencore selected as cornerstone partner in new US-backed strategic mineral reserve fund
23rd September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed miner Glencore has been selected by the US Government to be a founding partner in the launch of VaultCo – a strategic critical minerals reserve designed to strengthen US critical... 


tungsten
Tungsten West inks eight-year offtake agreement with US manufacturer Elmet
23rd September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Tungsten West has secured a binding eight-year offtake agreement with a US vertically integrated producer of tungsten products and advanced materials called Elmet Technologies. Tungsten... 


Nth cycle critical minerals recovery
Nth Cycle inks $1bn minerals offtake with Glencore ahead of public listing
23rd September 2026 By: Reuters

US metals refining startup Nth Cycle has signed a $1-billion offtake agreement with Glencore to supply the commodities giant with lithium and other critical minerals extracted from recycled... 


Lithium site in Argentina
US to fund $7bn of Argentina mineral, energy projects, document shows
23rd September 2026 By: Reuters

The US Export-Import Bank plans to fund up to $7-billion worth of critical minerals and energy projects in Argentina, according to a document seen by Reuters, as part of a push to deepen economic... 


Major gathering of minerals researchers.
More than 300 to focus on innovative minerals sector solutions, Mintek reports
21st September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

More than 300 emerging researchers, industry leaders, government, academia and other stakeholders are to gather this month and next to explore innovative solutions to challenges in the minerals... 


Greenland landscape
Rare earths developer in Greenland says security agreement with US, Denmark shows region's strategic importance
21st September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Rare earths developer Greenland Mines has welcomed a landmark security agreement between the US, Denmark and Greenland, saying it provides for a substantially expanded and enduring US security... 


Hillgrove plant
Larvotto reports first gold, antimony production from Hillgrove mine
21st September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Larvotto Resources has produced first gold and antimony concentrate from its Hillgrove mine in New South Wales, after completing an extensive redevelopment and plant upgrade programme... 


Novo Cruzeiro project
Canadian explorer Atlantico finds multiple rare earth, gallium targets in Brazil
21st September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian critical minerals explorer Atlantico Energy Metals Corporation has identified overlapping rare earth indicators on the Novo Cruzeiro project, in Brazil, while also having found gallium in... 


LNG vessel in Canada
Canada optimistic about concluding trade talks with India by year-end, minister says
21st September 2026 By: Reuters

Canada is optimistic about concluding negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with India by year-end, the country's Minister for International Trade said on Saturday.... 


Sea sponge and recovered metals
US researchers investigate using biological processes to recover rare earths from waste
18th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Coal ash, red mud, and mine tailings are typically viewed as environmental liabilities, however, locked inside these massive waste streams are valuable silica, rare earth elements (REEs) and other... 


Salt drill core
Canada's Vortex buys salt prospect for energy storage potential in Saskatchewan
18th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canada-listed Vortex Energy has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Meadows project, in Saskatchewan, from Global Strategic Minerals Corporation for C$255 000. The Meadows... 


tungsten ore
Almonty inks agreement with Sandvik subsidiary to retreat tungsten tailings
18th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed tungsten miner Almonty Industries has entered into a long-term tungsten concentrate supply agreement with Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten (WBH), a subsidiary of the Sandvik Group, covering... 


The above image depicts a plane in the process of an aeromagnetic survey
Botswana advances critical mineral, power diversification
18th September 2026 By: Lynne Davies

While mining industry employers association Botswana Chamber of Mines CEO Charles Siwawa believes Botswana’s diamond mining sector will re-emerge sometime in the future, he says it is important for... 


The above image depicts a map with the location of Botswana's Minerals' northern Botswana licenses within the wider regional copper corridor
AI platform proves crucial for Botswana exploration
18th September 2026 By: Lynne Davies

Following the analysis of historical geological data at its first two northern exploration licences in the Ngamiland district, Botswana, explorer and developer Botswana Minerals has used its... 


Copper development in South Africa's Northern Cape.
Orion sharpens governance ahead of taking on copper producer status
17th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Base metals company Orion Minerals, which on Thursday, September 17 described itself as being on the way to becoming South Africa’s next significant copper producer, has taken firm steps to sharpen... 


Rare earths periodic table and oxides
Critical Metals finds promising economics for proposed rare earths refinery in Romania
17th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has released a study on its proposed 50/50 joint venture rare earths refinery with State-owned Romanian entity Fabrica de Prelucrare a Concentratelor de... 


Mikhail Nikomarov,
Opinion: Africa's biggest opportunity is not its minerals but the leverage they create
17th September 2026

In this opinion article, Mikhail Nikomarov, a partner and associate director at BCG Johannesburg, argues that African countries do not need to capture every stage of every value chain to benefit... 


Tungsten ore
Aterian subsidiary Eastinco starts tungsten trading trial in Rwanda
16th September 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed Aterian says its wholly owned Rwandan subsidiary Eastinco has started a trial for the trading of tungsten ore and concentrators as part of the continued expansion of the group’s mineral... 


Valterra Platinum Executive Head Mining Operations Willie Theron.
Exciting Mogalakwena mine has 300-year-plus resource life, Valterra Platinum highlights
16th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

There is no argument that the Mogalakwena platinum group metals (PGM) mine in South Africa’s Limpopo province is “definitely” the PGM mining industry's most exciting endowment, Valterra Platinum... 


Del Sol refinery
American Tungsten restarts Del Sol antimony refinery early
16th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed American Tungsten & Antimony's restart campaign at the Del Sol refinery has started ahead of schedule, with the company having launched the leach and electrowinning circuit on site using... 


South Korean President Lee Jae Myung
South Korea puts critical minerals, energy at forefront of inaugural Central Asia summit
16th September 2026 By: Reuters

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted the country's first summit with the leaders of five Central Asian countries on Wednesday, putting critical minerals, energy and supply-chain cooperation... 


Hemerdon tungsten mine in the UK
Tungsten West starts production at Hemerdon mine in the UK
15th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Tungsten West has reached the landmark milestone of starting production at one of the world's largest known tungsten deposits. The Hemerdon mine, in the UK, is now undergoing its next... 


Polymetallic nodules on sea floor
US aims to issue deep-sea mining permits within months, Interior Secretary Burgum says
15th September 2026 By: Reuters

The Trump administration on Monday signaled it is nearing approval for permits to mine the deep sea, part of a broader push to boost US access to the critical minerals used across much of the... 


Springer tungsten project
EQ Resources to take 10% stake in Nevada tungsten project JV with Elmet, Blue Moon
15th September 2026 By: Reuters

Australian miner EQ Resources said on Tuesday it would take a 10% stake in a joint venture with Nasdaq-listed Elmet Group and Blue Moon Metals to restart the Springer tungsten project in Nevada.... 


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