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OECD, IEA say traceability is imperative for secure critical mineral supply chains
Updated 5 hours ago 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... 


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State exploration programme targets critical minerals
11th September 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

South Africa’s government geological agency the Council for Geoscience (CGS) has introduced a high-resolution mapping programme to identify areas with potential to host critical minerals, with the... 


a small seedling growing at the fore of an openpit mine
Next-gen chemicals optimising extraction efficiency
11th September 2026 By: Halima Frost

Developing custom reagent formulations that enhance flotation selectivity and hydrometallurgical efficiency has enabled mining chemicals and metallurgical processing group BME Metallurgy to address... 


two men sat in a testing room doing experiments
High PGM recovery achieved
11th September 2026 By: Halima Frost

Clean-metals project development and technology company Lifezone Metals’ Hydromet Technology successfully demonstrated high recovery of platinum-group metals (PGMs) using one tonne of US-sourced... 


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... 


Tungsten
Guardian's Nevada tungsten projects to serve as blueprint for new origin verification database
10th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

New York- and London-listed Guardian Metal has signed a Tungsten Origin Verification Collaboration Agreement with forensic origin verification organisation Oritain Global, to facilitate development... 


A block showing the periodic table details of niobium
US says it will help develop Kenya's critical minerals processing
10th September 2026 By: Reuters

The US will help Kenya develop a critical minerals processing industry, a senior American official said on Wednesday, against the backdrop of rivalry between China and the US over access to... 


Tungsten
Japan's Mitsubishi Materials to expand tungsten recycling capacity at Akita
9th September 2026 By: Reuters

Mitsubishi Materials said on Wednesday it would invest about 8-billion yen ($52-million) to expand tungsten recycling capacity at its subsidiary Japan New Metals, as Japan seeks supplies of the... 


Monazite concentrate recovered at the Kasiya project
Scoping study confirms Kasiya's potential as a significant source of critical rare earths
9th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Critical minerals developer Sovereign Metals has renamed its Kasiya project, in Malawi, to the Kasiya Critical Minerals project to reflect that is no longer a rutile and graphite project only, but... 


Pilot Mountain project area
Tungsten developer Guardian Metal recognised in FTSE Aim 50 Index
8th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE- and Aim-listed Guardian Metal Resources has announced it will become a constituent of the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) Alternative Investment Market (Aim) 50 Index, effective... 


E-waste
EU launches large-scale critical minerals recycling venture CIRCUIT4EU
4th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Horizon Europe, which is the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation, has launched a new project called CIRCUIT4EU to recover critical raw materials and strategic raw materials from... 


Vale signage
Brazil's Vale drops IPO plans for critical minerals unit, The Globe and Mail reports
4th September 2026 By: Reuters

Miner Vale is shelving plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of its critical minerals unit amid political pushback in Brazil over the country potentially losing control over strategic mining... 


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Askari continues to progress Uis workstreams
3rd September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Askari Metals has provided an update on exploration activities under way at its Uis critical metals project, in Namibia, where multiple workstreams are progressing simultaneously as the... 


Tungsten
PFS confirms Tungsten Mining's Mt Mulgine as potentially world's lowest cost operation
1st September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

A prefeasibility study (PFS) for ASX-listed Tungsten Mining's Mt Mulgine project, in Western Australia, confirms the potential for the world's largest, lowest-cost tungsten development. The... 


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... 


Olympus scandium project area
Australian explorer Hawk nears start of exploration on scandium prospect
31st August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Hawk Resources has secured a mining entry permit for the Olympus scandium project by the Western Australian government's Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. The mining entry permit is a... 


Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne.
Eland mine heading for complete greenness, Northam Platinum highlights
28th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Northam Platinum is looking to establish the Eland mine as South Africa’s first platinum group metals (PGMs) mine operating solely on renewable energy. In addition, Eland is water positive, and the... 


An image of the Uis mine
Andrada records strong year as it transition to critical minerals company
28th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed and Namibia-focused Andrada Mining’s financial year to February 28 represented an important step in the company’s evolution from a single-asset tin producer into a diversified,... 


Nova Minerals' antimony plant concept
Antimony refiner Nova Minerals confirms plant equipment is on its way to Alaska
27th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Almost 500 tons of crushing, ore sorting, milling, flotation, and refining equipment are on its way from Seattle to NYSE- and ASX-listed Nova Minerals Corporation's Port MacKenzie plant site, in... 


Lithium brine well in Argentina
Argentina, Chile revive cross-border mining framework for investment
27th August 2026 By: Reuters

Argentina and Chile are seeking to unlock billions of dollars in mining investment by advancing legal and regulatory frameworks that would allow companies to share infrastructure and resources... 


Gallium sample
Lithium Universe successfully recovers gallium, platinum from e-waste
27th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Lithium Universe has demonstrated that its licensed tertiary diamide ligand technology can successfully extract and precipitate gallium and platinum from e-waste. Together with its... 


McDermitt project area
Jindalee, subsidiary investigate magnesium potential at McDermitt further
25th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Jindalee Lithium subsidiary HiTech Minerals has successfully produced high-grade magnesium oxide from the McDermitt lithium project, in Oregon, ahead of its merger with Constellation... 


Palladium.
Palladium demand support may emerge from zero-emission review, Heraeus reports
24th August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The UK’s review of its zero-emission vehicle mandate could provide some support to automotive palladium demand if manufacturers are given greater flexibility over the pace of battery electric... 


Government and corporate officials break ground at Alcoa's new gallium plant
Alcoa breaks ground at new gallium plant in Australia
24th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE- and ASX-listed Alcoa Corporation has broken ground at its gallium production plant, in Western Australia, with prominent government officials such as Australian Minister for Industry and... 


Tungsten mineralisation
Australian tungsten explorer Apollo expands drill target footprint in France
24th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Apollo Minerals has identified additional zones of tungsten mineralisation at the Couflens project, in France, which has expanded the targeting footprint of the historical Salau mine and... 


Paul Dunne, Mzila Mthenjane, Shamini Harrington, Richard Stewart.
Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence
21st August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and... 


EDWARD STERCK
The platinum group metals market continues to underestimate the breadth of the platinum demand profile, while overestimating the speed at which battery-electric vehicles will displace traditional automotive demand
PGM’s structural deficit underpins positive long-term outlook – WPIC
21st August 2026 By: Trent Roebeck

The long-term outlook for platinum group metals (PGMs) is continuing to strengthen as persistent supply deficits, resilient automotive demand, expanding industrial applications and constrained... 


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Early ESG planning helps derisk mining projects
21st August 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Mining companies are embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into project planning as early integration can help secure finance, manage risk and avoid costly project... 


An image of stakeholders involved with the Phisori Dome PGM project
Feasibility study underway for Limpopo project
21st August 2026

Following the undertaking of a feasibility study which began on November 21, 2025, platinum group metals (PGMs) developer Lesego Platinum is advancing its Phosiri Dome PGM project in Limpopo, with... 


South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at the launch of Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership
Government and business pin hopes of 3% growth on mining, farming, tourism and infrastructure
20th August 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The four sectors of mining, agriculture, tourism and infrastructure have been selected under Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership as the platforms for raising South Africa’s growth to 3%... 


American Tungsten's newly acquired Del Sol refinery
American Tungsten subsidiary engages US Department of Energy for potential $18m funding
20th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed American Tungsten and Antimony's US subsidiary Trigg Minerals has been selected by the US Department of Energy (US DoE) for a potential financial award of up to $18-million. The US DoE... 


Mine trucks lined up
Coal India plans Singapore trading hub in hunt for critical mineral assets, sources say
20th August 2026 By: Reuters

The world's largest coal producer, Coal India, is setting up its first overseas trading office in Singapore, aiming to diversify into trading iron-ore and critical and strategic minerals, two... 


Molten copper
Greater regulatory scrutiny no bar to mining mergers, bosses say
19th August 2026 By: Reuters

Mining bosses say that regulatory scrutiny of major mergers is increasing as governments pay closer attention to critical minerals and security of supply in the face of a volatile geopolitical... 


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