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Lithium brines
North American energy storage to drive lithium carbonate demand through 2031
29th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Market research firm Mordor Intelligence expects the global lithium carbonate market to grow from 141-million lithium carbonate-equivalent (LCE) tons in 2026 to 3.93-million LCE tons by 2031,... 


People shaking hands
Miners bound to megadeal playbook in pursuit of global scale
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

Mining companies are set on building scale through M&A and partnerships to tackle financial and geopolitical hurdles, despite several thwarted megadeals over the past year. Gold Fields, whose... 


Gold bars
Gold's lustre dims as Treasury yields surge, markets bet on higher Fed rates
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

Gold prices could face further pressure in the coming days as rising US Treasury yields and expectations of additional Federal Reserve rate hikes sap demand for the non-yielding metal. Spot gold... 


Nickel mine in Indonesia
Indonesia's nickel production curbs leave market unconvinced
23rd September 2026 By: Reuters

Indonesia is learning that building a dominant position in the nickel market is the easy part. Leveraging its influence over supply to control prices is proving much trickier. The Southeast Asian... 


Ruby Hill mine
Elemental adds two top-ten royalty assets to portfolio, transfers early-stage projects to Carlin East
22nd September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq- and TSX-listed Elemental Royalty has secured agreements that will materially increase the scale and cash-generating capacity of its royalty portfolio, as well as simplify its corporate... 


Manna project drilling
EV battery maker Titan to buy Australia's Global Lithium in $237m deal
22nd September 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Global Lithium Resources agreed on Tuesday to a nearly A$333-million ($237-million) takeover by a local unit of United Arab Emirates-based battery materials firm Titan Lithium Group,... 


LNG tanks
LNG buyers and sellers seek greater supply diversity amid Iran war
21st September 2026 By: Reuters

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers are looking to diversify sourcing as the US-Israeli war against Iran cuts Gulf shipments, with importers seeking alternatives for the fuel from other suppliers... 


Hydrogen Council Co-Chair François Jackow.
Scale up hydrogen, global council urges amid growing energy security concerns
18th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The global Hydrogen Council is urging the world to scale up its hydrogen energy ecosystem at pace, which coincided with green hydrogen being declared integral to a new South African industrial... 


Iron-ore mining landscape
Big iron-ore miners deplete reserves faster than they replace
18th September 2026 By: Bloomberg

The world’s biggest iron-ore producers are depleting ore reserves faster than they can replenish them, as the cost and complexity of developing replacements continues to rise, according to Wood... 


Glencore signage
Glencore suspends its iron-ore trading head amid legal dispute with Radiant World, Bloomberg News reports
18th September 2026 By: Reuters

London-listed miner Glencore has suspended its iron-ore trading head Peter Hill while it reviews its business dealings with the Singapore-based commodities trader Radiant World, Bloomberg News... 


Fortescue iron-ore mine
Iron-ore firms on China pre-holiday restocking, demand uncertainty caps gains
17th September 2026 By: Reuters

Iron-ore prices rose for a second session on Thursday, as Chinese steelmakers stepped up seaborne purchases ahead of a national holiday, although shrinking steel mill margins clouded the demand... 


Gold on trolley being pushed
Hong Kong sets out global gold hub as driver for commodities, yuan
16th September 2026 By: Bloomberg

Hong Kong’s plan to build a global gold hub will provide “an entry point” for trading other commodities and expanding the yuan’s usage on world markets, according to its first-ever five year plan.... 


Uranium concentrate
IAEA reports uranium resources adequate to meet growing nuclear fuel demand
14th September 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that global uranium production is increasing, to meet the rising demand from the nuclear energy sector. However, for the longer term, it... 


Yttrium chemical symbol
How obscure yttrium became a global flashpoint
14th September 2026 By: Reuters

If you want an insight into the state of the world right now, it's worth taking a look at yttrium. This obscure member of the rare earths family is going to be high on the agenda when China's... 


An oil rig
IEA warns 2026 oil supply gap will widen on delayed return of normal Gulf flows
11th September 2026 By: Reuters

LONDON – Global oil supply and demand will fall further than previously thought this year, the International Energy Agency said on Friday, as a lack of progress in ending the Iran war delays the... 


Lithium ore
OECD, IEA say traceability is imperative for secure critical mineral supply chains
11th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A joint report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and International Energy Agency (IEA) says high levels of supply chain concentration and rising trade restrictions... 


Omnia fertiliser
Omnia's share price rises on potential buyout offer news
11th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The share price of JSE-listed Omnia rose by more than 12% in early trade on Friday, September 11, after it informed stakeholders that it is in discussions with an unnamed party regarding a... 


Top Ivana Jemelkova and Zhao Dong, below Boudewijn Siemons and Jaehoon Chang.
Hydrogen investment hits $130bn-plus mark on energy security, resilience rise
10th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Committed investment in clean hydrogen has hit the $130-billion-plus mark, driven by global energy security and resilience issues, with 90% of the 570 clean hydrogen projects already under... 


Sampo Cell system
Metso launches 'breakthrough' coarse particle flotation innovation
10th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Mineral processing equipment specialist Metso has launched a breakthrough innovation in coarse particle flotation, Sampo Cell, that enhances recovery of coarse particles without compromising fine... 


Ulan coal mine in Australia
Global coal demand forecast to rise by 1.2% in 2026 to a record 8.94bn tonnes due to Middle East conflict, IEA says
10th September 2026 By: Reuters

Global coal demand is forecast to rise by 1.2% in 2026 to a record 8.94-billion tonnes due to the Middle East conflict, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. Disruptions to oil... 


An oil tanker at sea near an offshore oil rig
Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict escalates
9th September 2026 By: Reuters

Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, breaching the symbolic barrier for the first time since July 24 as intensifying conflict in the Middle East fuelled growing... 


Molten copper
Copper set to test $15 000 as investors await US data, tariff clarity
8th September 2026 By: Reuters

Copper prices could break through $15 000 for the first time as soon as this week, analysts said on Tuesday, as investors position for another round of US economic data and President Donald Trump... 


Diesel dripping
Goldman Sachs raises oil price forecasts on prolonged Mideast shipping risks
8th September 2026 By: Reuters

Goldman Sachs raised its Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price forecasts by $5 a barrel for December 2026 and 2027, citing an expectation that shipping disruptions in the Middle... 


An image of DMCC CEO and executive chairperson Ahmed Bin Sulayem
DMCC launches world’s largest silver bar as pioneer tokenised commodity asset
7th September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Commodities exchange and free-trade zone Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has announced the formal launch of the world’s largest silver bar as the first tokenised commodity asset under the... 


Gold bars
World's biggest money managers are rebuilding gold positions
4th September 2026 By: Bloomberg

Some of the world’s biggest money managers have rebuilt their gold holdings after prices dropped, betting that long-term drivers of the precious metal will endure even as the US Federal Reserve... 


The Rossing uranium mine
IDC to sell its stake in Namibian uranium mine
4th September 2026 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) plans to sell its stake in a Namibian uranium project because the mine’s backers include Iranian and Russian entities. The IDC owns about... 


Hexagon Vehicle Intervention System on mine dump truck
Tech company Hexagon launches autonomous vehicle intervention system at global scale
4th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed measurement technology company Hexagon has announced the global launch of its next-generation Vehicle Intervention System (VIS), which it claims is an advanced safety solution... 


Lindian's newly acquired Sareco rare earths processing facility
Rare earths producer Lindian inks tech services, offtake agreements with refiner Carester
3rd September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Lindian Resources has signed a technology and engineering services agreement, as well as a long-term binding offtake agreement, with global rare earth processing and separation company... 


Zinc
LME zinc squeeze signals deepening supply risks for the West, Reuters says
3rd September 2026 By: Reuters

Another year of mine underperformance, record-low smelter treatment terms and a scramble for metal on the London Metal Exchange (LME). If you're thinking this is a description of the copper market,... 


Valterra Platinum executive head: marketing Hilton Ingram.
Six-million-ounce platinum demand opportunity from hydrogen truck fleets
1st September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

If a 20% global truck fleet share can be secured at current or near current platinum loading, there is a six-million-ounce platinum opportunity from a demand perspective, according to Valterra... 


Raw copper produced in Zambia at port
India revives talks with Zambia to invest in critical minerals, sources say
1st September 2026 By: Reuters

India has resumed talks with Zambia to explore investment opportunities in copper and other critical minerals, two sources said, as New Delhi looks increasingly overseas for raw materials to meet... 


LFP battery
Canadian process tech company Nano One to roll out global LFP production partnership model
26th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian process technology company Nano One Materials Corporation is rapidly advancing a global lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode strategy as demand from energy storage, electric vehicles and... 


Al Taweelah smelter
EGA restarts quarter of reduction cells at Al Taweelah smelter
26th August 2026 By: Reuters

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said on Wednesday it had brought a quarter of its Al Taweelah smelter in Abu Dhabi back online as the company works to recover from damage caused by an Iranian... 


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