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Supply-side risks to critical minerals endanger surge in new technologies
The Google data centre outside Pryor, Oklahoma. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, licence. Credit: Xpda.
Data centre boom drives interest in uranium mining
The Italian government has introduced support measures for energy-intensive sectors such as steel, which the industry says faces large price gaps compared with companies in France and Germany. Image: Pittini.it
Italy urges EU ETS reform as high power costs hit the steel sector
The vertical design helps minimize energy consumption and operational costs, while also delivering consistent particle size distribution, which is essential for producing high-quality pellets for steel production. Photo: Metso
Metso delivers Vertimill grinding mills to a DR grade iron ore project
The image shows copper production. Copper stocks on global metal exchanges have exceeded 1 million tonnes for the first time in more than 20 years. Weak Chinese demand and US stockpiling are driving the increase. Photo: Industrial Wikipedia.
Copper stockpiles hit a 20-year high
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Supply-side risks to critical minerals endanger surge in new technologies

The Google data centre outside Pryor, Oklahoma. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, licence. Credit: Xpda.

Data centre boom drives interest in uranium mining

The Italian government has introduced support measures for energy-intensive sectors such as steel, which the industry says faces large price gaps compared with companies in France and Germany. Image: Pittini.it

Italy urges EU ETS reform as high power costs hit the steel sector

The vertical design helps minimize energy consumption and operational costs, while also delivering consistent particle size distribution, which is essential for producing high-quality pellets for steel production. Photo: Metso

Metso delivers Vertimill grinding mills to a DR grade iron ore project

The image shows copper production. Copper stocks on global metal exchanges have exceeded 1 million tonnes for the first time in more than 20 years. Weak Chinese demand and US stockpiling are driving the increase. Photo: Industrial Wikipedia.

Copper stockpiles hit a 20-year high

ThoroughTec develops OEM-agnostic training simulators and offers a training management system, enabling mining customers to strengthen productivity and operator safety, and reduce equipment maintenance costs. Photo: Sandvik ThoroughTec develops OEM-agnostic training simulators and offers a training management system, enabling mining customers to strengthen productivity and operator safety, and reduce equipment maintenance costs. Photo: Sandvik

Sandvik to acquire South Africa-based ThoroughTec Simulation

Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire ThoroughTec Simulation (ThoroughTec), a South Africa–based leading provider...

The deposit also contains phosphate and niobium, raw materials used in fertiliser production and high-technology applications, among other things. Photo: Sokli The deposit also contains phosphate and niobium, raw materials used in fertiliser production and high-technology applications, among other things. Photo: Sokli

Finnish state backs Lapland phosphate and REE mine

Finland’s government will invest €65 million in advancing the planned Sokli mining project in the...

Equinor’s Bandurria Sur production facility in Vaca Muerta. Photo: YPF. Equinor’s Bandurria Sur production facility in Vaca Muerta. Photo: YPF.

Equinor to sell Argentina shale assets for $1.1bn

Norwegian energy major Equinor has agreed to sell its entire onshore portfolio in Argentina’s Vaca...

Thyssenkrupp’s steel operations in Duisburg, Germany. Photo: Thyssenkrupp Thyssenkrupp’s steel operations in Duisburg, Germany. Photo: Thyssenkrupp

Costly steel restructuring pushes Thyssenkrupp into the red

Germany’s industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp has reported a significantly larger loss than expected after mounting costs...

Austria has extended the mining permit for the Wolfsberg lithium project in Carinthia by two years. Photo: European Lithium. Austria has extended the mining permit for the Wolfsberg lithium project in Carinthia by two years. Photo: European Lithium.

Austria extends permit for Wolfsberg lithium project

The Austrian government has extended the mining licence for the Wolfsberg lithium project by two...

Normet’s order book is at record levels and about 25 per cent higher than last year. Around 50 new employees are planned for the factory in Iisalmi, Finland. Photo: Normet. Normet’s order book is at record levels and about 25 per cent higher than last year. Around 50 new employees are planned for the factory in Iisalmi, Finland. Photo: Normet.

Mining supplier Normet boosts hiring in Finland

Finnish mining and tunnelling equipment manufacturer Normet is entering the year with a record-high order...

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ArcelorMittal confirms the construction of an electric arc furnace in Dunkirk

ArcelorMittal confirms the construction of an electric arc furnace (EAF) at its steelmaking site in...

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Mercuria purchases first copper and cobalt from EGC

Mercuria Energy Trading SA announces its first copper and cobalt transaction with Entreprise Générale du...

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Vanguard receives environmental permits for Paraguayan uranium project

Vanguard Mining announce that it has received its final set of Environmental Licences, bringing the...

Sydvaranger mine. Photo: Grangex Sydvaranger mine. Photo: Grangex

Metso to deliver process equipment to Sydvaranger

Grangex AB has, through its subsidiary Sydvaranger Drift AS, signed an agreement with Metso Norway...

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Metso achieves ISO 27001 information security certification ahead of schedule

Metso has achieved the internationally recognized ISO 27001 certification for its Information Security Management System...

Founded in 2025, Nimba Mining Company S.A. is a 100% Guinean-owned mining company. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Founded in 2025, Nimba Mining Company S.A. is a 100% Guinean-owned mining company. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

NMC restarts operations at the Tinguilinta mine

Nimba Mining Company (NMC) held the official ceremony marking the restart of mining operations at...

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MagIron secures Minnesota in-situ iron ore mining leases

MagIron LLC announced that it has completed five new state iron ore mining leases with...

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Metso to supply dewatering equipment to copper-gold project

As part of the frame agreement announced in August 2024, Reko Diq Mining Company has...

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Outokumpu completes personnel negotiations

Outokumpu is advancing its restructuring program, with the goal of achieving EUR 100 million in...

From high-grade discoveries to processing plant commissioning and resource expansions, activity is accelerating across multiple African jurisdictions, with notable momentum building around Lake Victoria Gold, Allied Gold Corporation, Montage Gold Corp., Galiano Gold Inc., and Sanu Gold Corporation. Ill: AI-generated image. Not a photograph.
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Africa emerges as gold's next supply engine

Africa's gold mining sector gained significant traction in Q4 2025 as developers accelerated permitting, secured...

Image credit: Lucara Diamond. Photo: Lesedi La Rona rough diamond Image credit: Lucara Diamond. Photo: Lesedi La Rona rough diamond

Get ready for a new era of record-breaking diamonds

Record-Breaking Diamonds, the latest in the Natural Diamond Council's (NDC) Diamond Reports series, explains how...

- Lamp waste could become an urban mine for europium, reducing Europe’s dependence on imports, says research leader Victor Mougel in Zurich. - Lamp waste could become an urban mine for europium, reducing Europe’s dependence on imports, says research leader Victor Mougel in Zurich.

Swiss breakthrough could reshape Europe’s supply of rare earth metals

Rare earth metals are not as scarce as their name suggests, but they are essential...

PCS all modules. Photo: Metso PCS all modules. Photo: Metso

Metso launches a modular Grinding classification system

Metso is launching an innovative, configurable Grinding classification system, setting a new benchmark for the...

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Pittsburgh becomes Metso’s new hub for bulk material handling

Metso celebrates the opening of its new Pittsburgh, USA, office, marking an important move to...

Graphene is currently one of the world’s most researched materials. In this experiment, a large scalpel is used to test adhesion and scratch resistance. Photo: Wikipedia Commons Licence, Credit: Maido Merisalu Graphene is currently one of the world’s most researched materials. In this experiment, a large scalpel is used to test adhesion and scratch resistance. Photo: Wikipedia Commons Licence, Credit: Maido Merisalu

New graphene breakthrough challenges lithium batteries

The global race to develop cheaper and more reliable energy storage is intensifying as the...

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Global demand for metals soars, but mining investments aren't following suit

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Mining rocks – the rare earths that technology can't live without

By Simon Matthis President Donald Trump’s obsession with rare earth elements (REEs) — in Ukraine...
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Epiroc to acquire leading provider of mining automation solutions

Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has agreed...

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Metso Outotec launches DRI Smelting Furnace  

Metso Outotec is launching the innovative DRI (direct reduced iron) Smelting Furnace to substitute blast...
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Imerys plans to become a major player in the European lithium market

Imerys, the world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry, announces the launch of...
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Recharge Resources plans to spin-out Canadian nickel project

Recharge Resources Ltd. announces plans to transfer it’s 100% owned Pinchi Lake Nickel Project, located...
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Metso Outotec launches pioneering recycling service for worn mill liners in Europe

As part of its extensive horizontal mill liner offering, Metso Outotec is introducing a recycling...
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Rio Tinto modernises joint venture to develop Rhodes Ridge iron ore project

Rio Tinto (50 per cent) and Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (50 per cent) have agreed...
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Lexington Gold announces equity fundraise and conversion of convertible loan

Lexington Gold, a gold exploration and development company, with projects in North and South Carolina...
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World’s first modular, mobile lithium extraction technology validated by independent review

International Battery Metals recently announced that SLR International Corporation (SLR), a global leader in environmental...
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Vale marks official opening of the Copper Cliff nickel mine

Recently, Vale Canada Limited officially opened the initial phase of its CDN$945 million Copper Cliff...
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ASI certifies Ronal Group against Performance Standard

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) recently announced that Ronal Group has been successfully certified against the...
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Denarius intends to buy stake in Europa Metals’ Toral project

Denarius Metals Corp. as signed a letter of intent for an option and joint-venture arrangement...
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Normet Canada secures an order from BHP of a fleet of underground vehicles

Normet Canada has been awarded a contract from BHP to the Jansen Potash project, located...
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NorZinc agrees to takeover offer from shareholder RCF VI

NorZinc recently announced that, based on the unanimous recommendation of an independent special committee of...
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Miner develops African gold project

Progress on investment Calgary-based Alpha Exploration has announced that the company has recently completed the...

Australia allocates grants to minerals projects

Funds for development The Australian government has approved A$50 million ($34 million) in grants to...
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Miner advances Peruvian silver-copper project

Toronto-headquartered Palamina has re-sumed exploration of the company’s Lagos silver-copper project in Peru, and is...
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Copper miner reports positive results at Canadian mine

Investment progresses Toronto-based Doré Copper Mining has communicated additional high-grade copper results from the com-pany’s...
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Miner finalises PEA on Peruvian project

Vancouver-based miner Candente Copper has announced the completion of a positive preliminary economic as-sessment (PEA)...
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Zijin Mining completes Argentinian acquisition

China’s Zijin Mining has completed the acquisi-tion of a 100% stake in Canada’s Neo Lithium...
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Australian miner secures $7M for development

Australian miner Felix Gold has completed an initial public offering (IPO) that brought some A$10...
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Africa-focused miner advances Ethiopian gold projects

Gold mining investments Africa-focused miner Akobo Minerals has announced to the media it is advancing...
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Global aluminum prices growing, reaching almost record highs

Global aluminium prices are steadily growing amid the ongoing recovery of major international economics and...
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Miner to launch exploration, drilling at Colombian copper-molyb-denum project

Vancouver-based Rugby Mining has unveiled plans to launch a comprehensive exploration programme at Co-brasco, its...
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