International news within the industry of mining and metal, May, 07 2026
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Russia’s steel industry is facing a severe downturn, with sharply declining demand pushing major producers...
EVelution Energy LLC, a U.S. critical minerals company developing the first commercial-scale cobalt metal and...
Power Minerals announces it has completed the acquisition of the high-grade Morro do Ferro (MDF)...
Sandvik has appointed Patrick Murphy as President of business area Mining and new member of...
Mariana Minerals, a software-first, vertically-integrated minerals company, and Sandvik, a global leader in mining equipment...
Vizsla Silver Corp. announced that it has awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management contract...
Greenland Mines Ltd announces that it has entered into a framework agreement with GTK Mintec...
![Schematic of a polymetallic nodule mining operation. From top to bottom, the three zoom-in panels illustrate the surface operation vessel, the midwater sediment plume, and the nodule collector operating on the seabed. The midwater plume comprises two stages: (i) the dynamic plume, in which the sediment-laden discharge water rapidly descends and dilutes to a neutral buoyancy depth, and (ii) the subsequent ambient plume that is advected by the ocean current and subject to background turbulence and settling.[1] Image: Wikipedia Commons, Kredit: Carlos Muñoz-Royo.](https://www.miningmetalnews.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_frontpage_small/public/media-cover-images/schematic-of-a-polymetallic-nodule-mining-operation-from-top-to-bottom-the-three_2_0.jpg?h=3df05eba&itok=fdvTZ2tH&u=1776673036)
![Schematic of a polymetallic nodule mining operation. From top to bottom, the three zoom-in panels illustrate the surface operation vessel, the midwater sediment plume, and the nodule collector operating on the seabed. The midwater plume comprises two stages: (i) the dynamic plume, in which the sediment-laden discharge water rapidly descends and dilutes to a neutral buoyancy depth, and (ii) the subsequent ambient plume that is advected by the ocean current and subject to background turbulence and settling.[1] Image: Wikipedia Commons, Kredit: Carlos Muñoz-Royo.](https://www.miningmetalnews.com/sites/default/files/styles/related_news_image/public/media-cover-images/schematic-of-a-polymetallic-nodule-mining-operation-from-top-to-bottom-the-three_2_0.jpg?h=3df05eba&itok=My_MmN9i&u=1776673036)
United States is stepping up efforts to enable mining on the ocean floor, including in...
The British electrolysis manufacturer ITM Power has entered into a strategic partnership with the German...
A major environmental scandal has emerged at a gold mine in Orivesi , Finland, where...
The University of Rochester has developed a method that could fundamentally change how metals behave...
HYBRIT: Construction begins – LKAB takes the leap towards fossil-free production of iron ore pellets
Construction will soon begin on a world-unique test facility which is a key component of...
Ariana Resources plc, the exploration and development company with gold mining operations in Turkey, is...
The EU competition authority has initiated an investigation into the company Nolesi's acquisition of Aleris...
CanAlaska Uranium has agreed to buy a 100% stake in the Manibridge nickel mine in...
Kiruna Mining has appointed a new CEO. Hans Nilsson takes up his post on April...
The iron ore market shrinks by another 10 million tonnes. Brazilian Vale has been forced...
The operations of transnational mining companies have accelerated in recent decades in many Central American...
Canadian diamond miner Mountain Province Diamonds has unveiled its improved financial results for last year...
Terrafame’s net sales EUR 325.8 million – the company achieved its annualised target for nickel...
Two driverless trucks crashed on Saturday in the mining area Pilbara in Western Australia. One...
By Simon Matthis The world is changing—and so are the metal and mining industries. Geopolitics...
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Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has agreed...
Metso Outotec is launching the innovative DRI (direct reduced iron) Smelting Furnace to substitute blast...
Imerys, the world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry, announces the launch of...
Recharge Resources Ltd. announces plans to transfer it’s 100% owned Pinchi Lake Nickel Project, located...
As part of its extensive horizontal mill liner offering, Metso Outotec is introducing a recycling...
Rio Tinto (50 per cent) and Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (50 per cent) have agreed...
Lexington Gold, a gold exploration and development company, with projects in North and South Carolina...
International Battery Metals recently announced that SLR International Corporation (SLR), a global leader in environmental...
Recently, Vale Canada Limited officially opened the initial phase of its CDN$945 million Copper Cliff...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) recently announced that Ronal Group has been successfully certified against the...
Denarius Metals Corp. as signed a letter of intent for an option and joint-venture arrangement...
Normet Canada has been awarded a contract from BHP to the Jansen Potash project, located...
NorZinc recently announced that, based on the unanimous recommendation of an independent special committee of...
Progress on investment Calgary-based Alpha Exploration has announced that the company has recently completed the...
Funds for development The Australian government has approved A$50 million ($34 million) in grants to...
Toronto-headquartered Palamina has re-sumed exploration of the company’s Lagos silver-copper project in Peru, and is...
Investment progresses Toronto-based Doré Copper Mining has communicated additional high-grade copper results from the com-pany’s...
Vancouver-based miner Candente Copper has announced the completion of a positive preliminary economic as-sessment (PEA)...
China’s Zijin Mining has completed the acquisi-tion of a 100% stake in Canada’s Neo Lithium...
Australian miner Felix Gold has completed an initial public offering (IPO) that brought some A$10...
Gold mining investments Africa-focused miner Akobo Minerals has announced to the media it is advancing...
Global aluminium prices are steadily growing amid the ongoing recovery of major international economics and...
Vancouver-based Rugby Mining has unveiled plans to launch a comprehensive exploration programme at Co-brasco, its...