ONGold Resources Obtains Drilling Permits for Gold Ridge and Big Dam at TPK Project, Northern Ontario
ONGold Resources has secured diamond drilling permits for its Ti-pi-ha-kaa-ning (TPK) project in northern Ontario, covering the Gold Ridge and historic Big Dam areas. The August‑September 2026 program will focus on the Discovery Zone and West Discovery Zone, building on high‑grade gold, copper and silver intersections from the 2025 campaign and earlier drilling. An EM and gravity survey is underway to pinpoint additional targets, and the company emphasizes its collaborative relationship with local Indigenous communities. Results are expected to refine step‑out targets and clarify the geometry of the orogenic‑style gold‑copper system.
Viridis in Advanced Talks for Brazil Rare Earths Project
Viridis Mining and Minerals is in advanced negotiations with European and U.S. buyers for off‑take of its Colossus rare‑earths project in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The company has explicitly ruled out Chinese partners, positioning the venture as a Western‑focused supply source....
Kolkata-Based Rashmi Group to Invest ₹35,000 Crore Across Steel, Power, Mining Sectors in Bengal
Rashmi Group, a Kolkata‑based conglomerate, announced a ₹35,000 crore (≈ $4.2 billion) investment in West Bengal to boost steel capacity by 7 MTPA and develop three coal mines. Over ₹30,000 crore will fund the steel expansion, while ₹5,000 crore targets mining operations in Birbhum and Paschim Bardhaman....
African Oil & Gas Block’s Farm-Out One Approval Shy of Completion
Europa Oil & Gas announced that its associate Antler Global secured approval from Equatorial Guinea's Ministry for Mining and Hydrocarbons to complete a farm‑out of the EG‑08 block to Beijing‑based Fuhai Energy. The deal still requires overseas direct investment (ODI)...
Evonik Partners with University of Guanajuato on Sustainable Mining Chemistry
Evonik has teamed up with the University of Guanajuato’s School of Mining to create sustainable, low‑toxicity chemicals for mineral processing. The collaboration taps Evonik’s industrial‑scale biosurfactant platform to meet soaring demand for copper, gold, rare‑earths and other essential ores while...
University of Edinburgh Grants E-Waste Metals Recovery Rights
The University of Edinburgh has granted Lithium Universe exclusive rights to a low‑temperature, organic‑ligand process called Gold Copper Diamide Extraction (GCDE) for recovering gold and copper from e‑waste. The method avoids cyanide, mercury and high‑energy smelting, delivering high‑purity metals with...
Monsters of Rock: Miners Take Leap to Add Supply in Latest Lithium Renaissance
Lithium prices have rebounded sharply, with spodumene concentrate peaking at US$2,870/tonne before easing toward US$2,500/tonne. The rally follows a year‑long “lithium winter” and is driven by booming EV battery builds, AI‑fuelled data‑center expansion and renewable‑grid storage needs. Benchmark Minerals projects...
Argosy Minerals Boosts DFS Progress with 99% Lithium Purity Result at Rincon Pilot
Argosy Minerals announced that its Rincon lithium pilot achieved 99% lithium chloride purity and a 94.4% maximum yield, confirming the core process technology. The results de‑risk key assumptions for the upcoming Definitive Feasibility Study and support the planned 12,000‑tonne‑per‑year production...
As Economic Case for Deep-Sea Mining Weakens, Industry Should Halt Urgency to Begin Operation (Commentary)
The commentary argues that deep‑sea mining’s economic case is collapsing, citing recent reports that project meager revenues—such as less than $350,000 annually for each African beneficiary under proposed benefit‑sharing schemes—and highlight that 82 financial institutions, managing roughly $27.5 trillion, are restricting...
Alamos Greenlights Copperstone Gold Mine in Arizona
Minera Alamos announced it will spend roughly $58 million (C$80 million) to rebuild the Copperstone underground gold mine in Arizona, targeting first production in mid‑2027. The pre‑feasibility study projects 46,000 ounces of gold per year for six years, delivering an after‑tax NPV...
US Deploys AI Agents to Speed Critical Minerals Recovery
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory introduced CICERO, an AI‑driven, semi‑autonomous platform that designs and runs experiments to recover critical minerals from industrial waste in days instead of months. By linking a liquid‑handling robot, a sample‑handling device,...
The U.S. May Not Need to Import Lithium for Much Longer
The US Geological Survey has identified roughly 2.3 million metric tons of lithium oxide in the Appalachian region, a reserve large enough to replace 328 years of U.S. lithium imports at 2023 levels. The find could power an estimated 130 million electric...
Boston Metal Raises $75M
Boston Metal announced a $75 million financing round, bringing its total capital raised to over $500 million. The new funds will accelerate deployment of its patented Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) platform for commercial‑scale production of critical metals such as niobium, tantalum, vanadium...
ReElement Technologies Achieves Tungsten Separation and Purification Capability
ReElement Technologies, backed by American Resources Corp., demonstrated a chromatography‑based process that purified tungsten from a 28% concentrate to 99.9% purity, marking one of the few domestic capabilities in the United States. The achievement showcases the company’s modular, multi‑feedstock platform,...
Has Ecuador Started Fracking? New Oil Project Causes Confusion and Concern
Ecuador's state oil firm Petroecuador announced a pilot hydraulic‑fracturing project in Block 57, a limestone‑rich field in the Amazonian Sucumbíos province. The operation, carried out with China National Petroleum Corp.'s subsidiary CCDC, aims to produce about 930 barrels of oil per...
CHARTS: How the Sulphuric Acid Crunch Is Driving up Critical Minerals Costs
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reports that the Middle East conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have sent sulphuric acid prices soaring, more than doubling in some regions. The price spike has pushed sulphuric acid from a 3% to...
Quantum Critical Metals Reports Zinc Mineralization at Prophecy Property, Northern British Columbia
Quantum Critical Metals announced assay results from a site visit to its wholly owned Prophecy zinc prospect in northern British Columbia. Eight of 16 grab samples showed anomalous zinc concentrations up to 22,000 ppm (2.2 % Zn) and lead up to 5,930 ppm,...
Ebola 'Unlikely' To Impact DRC Copper, Cobalt Operations
Fitch Solutions' BMI unit says the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC is unlikely to significantly affect large‑scale copper and cobalt mining. While the virus presents genuine health risks for artisanal coltan and tin miners in the northeast, major projects are...
White Gold Launches Largest Drill Push
White Gold Corp announced its 2026 exploration program in Yukon, launching its largest diamond‑drilling campaign with three rigs to grow resources at four near‑surface gold deposits and test new targets across its 305,102‑hectare land package. The current resource estimate includes...
UK Inquiry Thrusts Tungsten Mining Into Defence Minerals Spotlight
British MPs have opened a parliamentary inquiry into the role of critical minerals, especially tungsten and rare earths, in the nation’s defence strategy. The probe highlights the UK’s heavy reliance on imported tungsten—over 90% sourced from China—and examines how supply‑chain...
KCM Accelerates Recovery with US$600 Million Investment and Renewed Focus on Safety, Growth, and Copper Production
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has poured roughly $600 million into a two‑year revitalisation drive, part of a broader $1 billion program aimed at modernising its operations. The company set a target of 300,000 tonnes of copper output per year by 2031, aligning with...
Q&A: Thunderstone’s CEO on Whether Mining Can Extract More Metal with Less Rock
Thunderstone, a U.S. startup, is developing electrified in‑situ mining technology that uses high‑voltage discharges to manipulate fluid permeability in ore bodies. Early laboratory work on high‑porosity nickel laterite shows leach‑solution concentrations that match or exceed conventional benchmarks, especially in previously...
Rwanda: The Mine and the Factory
Rwanda’s Rulindo mine now pulls 120 tonnes of tungsten ore each month and feeds three state‑of‑the‑art processing plants, lifting mineral export earnings from $373 million in 2017 to $1.75 billion in 2024. Across Africa, more than 13 countries have imposed export bans on...
BHP's Port Hedland Export Operations the ETU's Next Target
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) announced a vote on work stoppages for electrical workers at BHP's Port Hedland bulk‑export terminal. BHP ships more than 280 million tonnes of iron ore through the port each year, making it a linchpin of its...
Komatsu, ABB Working on Joint Dynamic Energy Transfer Proposition
Komatsu and ABB are expanding their dynamic energy transfer technology beyond trolley‑assist systems, developing a “side arm” rail solution to be demonstrated at Komatsu’s Arizona Proving Grounds. The joint system aims to deliver up to 40 MW per galvanic section, enabling...
A Pivot Away From Coal Could Help Queensland’s Economic Diversification: DG
Queensland Director‑General Damien Walker told the Mandarin Future Ready Public Service summit that Australia must pivot away from coal to boost economic diversification and raise its economic complexity. He warned that the nation’s current low complexity leaves it exposed to...
Atomic Eagle Sharpens Muntanga North Uranium Drill Targets
Atomic Eagle completed 53km of a 100‑meter spaced ground radiometric survey at its Muntanga North uranium project in Zambia, confirming and refining airborne anomalies across five priority zones. The survey recorded 424 out of 854 readings above natural background, with...
Xpedra Resources Extends Shallow Gold System with RC Drilling at Springfield
Xpedra Resources (ASX:XPD) announced additional shallow gold intersections from its maiden reverse‑circulation drilling at the Springfield deposit in New South Wales. The latest three holes delivered a best result of 52 m at 1.35 g/t Au, including 4 m at 5.69 g/t, confirming a...
West Wits Breaks Into Ready-Made South African Gold Production Zones
West Wits Mining announced that its 1 West decline has successfully intersected the historic 2 Level mining horizon at the Qala Shallows deposit in South Africa. The breakthrough gives the company immediate access to legacy underground stopes, allowing it to bypass a...
U.S. Scores Major Rare Earth Win With Greenland Deposit Deal
REalloys (NASDAQ: ALOY) signed a definitive 15‑year offtake agreement for 15% of Phase 1 production from the Tanbreez heavy‑rare‑earth deposit in southern Greenland, securing dysprosium and terbium for U.S. defense applications. The deal expands REalloys' feedstock network as it builds the...
China Keeps Rare Earth Pressure on Washington After Trump Summit
China’s rare‑earth export restrictions remain largely intact despite the Trump‑Xi summit, keeping heavy rare earths such as dysprosium, terbium and yttrium at roughly 40‑50% of pre‑restriction volumes. The United States is accelerating domestic supply‑chain projects, highlighted by a $400 million DoD...
Loopholes Undermine Palm Oil Industry’s Antideforestation Pledges
The palm oil sector’s No‑Deforestation‑No‑Peat‑No‑Exploitation (NDPE) pledges now cover roughly 83% of refinery capacity in Indonesia and Malaysia, yet satellite data show 31,000 hectares of forest were cleared for palm oil in Indonesia in 2025, a slight rise over 2024....
DRC Mines Ministry Reviews ONYO-BT’s Proposed Green Energy Solution for Mining Projects
On May 25, 2026, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mines Ministry met with ONYO‑BT to showcase a decentralized green‑energy system aimed at powering remote mining operations. The Congolese firm claims its autonomous plant in Kasai Oriental can generate 610 MW and...
Drilling Contractor Restarting PNG Activities
High Arctic Overseas, a Canada‑based drilling contractor, is restarting its heli‑portable Rig 103 in Papua New Guinea after a suspension that began in mid‑2024. The company will remobilise staff and equipment in July, with the first well slated for the fourth quarter...
The Companies Behind Australia’s Top End Mining Renaissance
The Northern Territory’s mining sector is accelerating, with three major projects moving forward in a single week: Arafura Rare Earths secured a US$1.9 billion final investment decision for the Nolans rare‑earths mine, projected to contribute about US$16.6 billion to the Territory’s gross...
CEO Chat: Montage Gold Expands West Africa Footprint as Koné First Pour Nears
Montage Gold is gearing up for its first gold pour at the Koné mine in Côte d’Ivoire, targeting Q4 2026. The feasibility study assigns the project a $1.1 billion net present value, a 31% internal rate of return and a 2.6‑year...
Litus, UWin Nanotech Enter MOU to Explore Projects Including Critical Mineral Recovery, Battery Recycling
Litus, a Calgary‑based critical‑minerals firm, and Taiwan’s UWin Nanotech have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore joint projects in lithium extraction, cobalt and nickel recovery, and battery recycling. The partnership will test Litus’s nanocomposite‑based LiNC direct lithium extraction platform...
MP Materials Accuses USA Rare Earth of Magnet Tech Theft
MP Materials filed a Texas lawsuit accusing rival USA Rare Earth of stealing its proprietary magnet technology through a former employee. The suit claims USAR obtained “grain boundary diffusion” formulations and passed them to a third‑party tech firm, while also...
Coal Gasification Push Represents Structural Shift for Coal India, Says CMD B Sairam
Coal India Limited (CIL) set FY27 production at 815 million tonnes (mt) and a supply target of 850 mt, aiming to trim pit‑head inventories from 17% to around 10% of output. The company is pivoting toward coal‑to‑chemicals, launching a 660,000‑tonne‑per‑year ammonium nitrate...
CopAur Advances on Nevada Gold PEA and New Resource Estimate
CopAur Minerals released a preliminary economic assessment for its 100% owned Kingsley Mountain gold project in Nevada, outlining an open‑pit heap‑leach operation that would produce about 30,000 ounces of gold per year for the first four years starting in early...
Nordic Investors to EU: Nix Notion of Arctic Drilling
A coalition of Nordic investors and other financial institutions urged the European Union to keep its ban on new Arctic oil and gas drilling. The letter, organized by the Nordic Center for Sustainable Finance and Danish pension fund Sampension, warned...
Klondike Sets 2026 Toward Larger Resource
Klondike Gold Corp. has launched an 8,000‑meter diamond drilling campaign in 2026 to expand the gold resource at its Klondike District project in Yukon. The effort builds on a 2022 resource estimate that identified 468,901 ounces of indicated and 111,959...
Grit Metals Completes Maiden Drilling at Two Lithium Targets, Finland
Grit Metals Corp. has finished a 2,787‑metre maiden diamond drilling program across 29 holes at its Kyrölä and Mörkylä targets in central Finland. The campaign tested priority lithium‑cesium‑tantalum pegmatite zones identified by surface mapping and boulder sampling, with core logged...
Standard Uranium Expands Drill Program at Davidson River Project, Saskatchewan; Private Placement Planned
Standard Uranium Ltd. announced a $4 million private placement to fund an expanded 2026 drill campaign at its flagship Davidson River Project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin. The company will drill across the Warrior, Bronco and Thunderbird conductor corridors, deploying two rigs...
Is the BEV World Moving Away From Rare-Earth Magnets?
Battery electric vehicles continue to dominate new‑car sales, but range anxiety and raw‑material risk keep motor efficiency front‑and‑center. Permanent‑magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) still power roughly 86% of BEV drivetrains, thanks to their superior efficiency, yet they depend on China‑controlled rare‑earth...
Horizon Targets First Production From Poland Gas Project
Horizon Petroleum announced that construction of the Lachowice‑7 well pad in southern Poland will begin in June, with re‑entry and recompletion work slated for July. The company aims to bring the Lachowice gas development online by the first half of...
GoldMining Starts Exploration Drilling at Colombia’s Yarumalito Project
GoldMining has launched a fully funded 1,200‑meter diamond core drilling program at its wholly‑owned Yarumalito gold‑copper project in Colombia’s Antioquia region. The drill campaign targets the under‑explored P‑1 porphyry unit, building on historic intervals that returned more than 250 m of...
BHP, Yindjibarndi Energy to Explore Green Options in the Pilbara
Australian mining giant BHP has signed a memorandum of understanding with Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation to explore large‑scale renewable power solutions in the Pilbara region. The partnership aims to develop green electricity for BHP’s iron‑ore mines, rail network and Port Hedland...
Trident Resources Intersects Additional High-Grade Gold at Contact Lake Grading 17.88 G/T Au over 11.25m, Including 42.53 G/T over 4.50m...
Trident Resources announced assay results from eight winter drill holes at its Contact Lake Gold Project in northern Saskatchewan. Hole CL26042 returned a standout 42.53 g/t Au over 4.5 m and a 350 g/t Au spike over 0.5 m, while Hole CL26035 delivered 93.44 g/t...
Recycling Could Meet Half of Europe’s Critical Mineral Needs by 2050
A new EU‑funded FutuRaM report finds that recycling waste streams could meet more than half of Europe’s critical mineral demand by 2050. The study estimates that 2 million tonnes of critical minerals in 2022 waste could rise to 6 million tonnes by...