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ACMC, Scepter partner to evaluate critical minerals projects in Africa
27th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

US-based critical minerals development platform Africa Critical Minerals Corporation (ACMC) and AI-powered resource intelligence company Scepter have signed a memorandum of understanding to use... 


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ADI Foundation, SAGINT to scale critical minerals traceability platform
27th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Abu Dhabi-based nonprofit blockchain organisation ADI Foundation and digital asset developer SAGINT have announced a global partnership to bring SAGINT's Digital Warehouse Receipt technology to ADI... 


Stibnite exploration work
Perpetua secures US Army funding to delineate tungsten at Stibnite project
27th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and Nasdaq-listed Perpetua Resources has been awarded $40-million in funding from the US Army's Defence Ordnance Technology Consortium to evaluate technical and economic feasibility of... 


Australia Resources Minister Madeleine King
Australia revamps critical minerals strategy, targeting refining edge over China
27th October 2026 By: Reuters

Australia will refresh its critical minerals strategy to place greater emphasis on refining and processing, a senior Minister said on Tuesday, as competition for investment intensifies and... 


Platinum and palladium receive yet another futures trading boost
Platinum and palladium receive yet another futures trading boost
26th October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum and palladium are among four precious metals included in new futures contracts launched in London, World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) reports, amid New York-listed Intercontinental... 


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Unicorn Mineral Resources strengthens board ahead of Klein Aub development
26th October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Unicorn Mineral Resources has appointed Patrick Doherty as the company’s executive chairperson and Graeme Fawcett and Kevin Warrington as nonexecutive directors. The appointments follow the... 


Make sure you watch this must-see critical minerals video
Make sure you watch this must-see critical minerals video
26th October 2026

Creamer Media’s AT TOP LEVEL video interview with Tycho Möncks, Managing Director and Partner of BCG Johannesburg, is unmissable for all those needing deeper insight into why critical mineral... 


Monte Muambe project area
NeoTerra’s interest in Monte Muambe increases to 70%
26th October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

LSE-listed critical minerals exploration company NeoTerra Group has announced the completion of Phase 3 of a farm-out agreement for the Monte Muambe critical minerals project, in Mozambique, with... 


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Mounting Chinese rare earth pressures force Japan to strengthen partnership with Western partners, BMI reports
23rd October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Market research company BMI has highlighted the market pressures that Japanese and other Western industry players are facing as a result of China’s dominance of rare earth supply, particularly... 


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Iridium, ruthenium continue to outperform, Valterra Platinum reports
23rd October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minor platinum group metals (PGMs), particularly iridium and ruthenium, are continuing to outperform, supported by robust demand from emerging technology applications, Valterra Platinum reported on... 


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Automated hedger, financial exchange, market maker create landmark tungsten price hedge
23rd October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

An AI-powered risk management platform, a derivates exchange and a market maker and liquidity provider are partnering to create a landmark tungsten price hedge using event contracts on Kalshi. With... 


Antimony mineralisation
North America to drive growth in antimony market
22nd October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With China's suspension of its ban on antimony exports to the US scheduled to expire on November 27, buyers and manufacturers face an important decision point for supply planning, sourcing... 


Lithium project
African Critical Elements acquires Lepidico Canada, Namibian lithium asset
22nd October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Mining exploration company African Critical Elements (ACE) has completed the full acquisition of mineral developer Lepidico Canada, obtaining 100% of the equity in the company and 100% of Lepidico... 


Port MacKenzie in Alaska
Antimony refiner Nova welcomes $249m US federal support for Alaska port infrastructure
22nd October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX- and NYSE-listed Nova Minerals Corporation has welcomed a commitment by the US government to invest $249-million on completing the final stages of the Port MacKenzie Rail Extension, which... 


Canadian steel
Canada, Ontario unveil multi-billion steel and auto support package
22nd October 2026 By: Reuters

Canada and the province of Ontario on Wednesday unveiled a C$9-billion ($6.4-billion) support package to help the steel and auto sectors deal with US tariffs and also boost critical mineral support... 


European Union ambassador to South Africa Kristian Schmidt
New EU ambassador sees South Africa as key partner in Europe’s critical-minerals diversification drive
22nd October 2026 By: Terence Creamer

The EU’s new ambassador to South Africa, Kristian Schmidt, sees potential for South Africa to further integrate its industrial supply chains with Europe in a way that supports South Africa’s... 


Marc Cameron, who will be joining Weir as Minerals Division President.
Marc Cameron to join Weir as minerals division president
21st October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Marc Cameron will join Weir as president of the minerals division on October 26 and become a member of the group executive. In a media release to Mining Weekly on Wednesday, October 21, Weir plc... 


Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
Canada, Türkiye set to sign pledge during Carney visit to deepen defence, energy ties, source says
21st October 2026 By: Reuters

NATO allies Canada and Türkiye are expected to sign a joint declaration aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in four areas, including defence and energy, during Prime Minister Mark Carney's... 


Tungsten ore
CME to launch tungsten futures to meet rising demand for critical minerals
19th October 2026 By: Reuters

Chicago-headquartered CME Group on Monday said it will launch tungsten futures to meet rising demand for its metals complex, which registered record volume this year. The contracts are expected to... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane
Strong commodity prices in 2025 ensure modest growth backing for SA mining – Minerals Council
16th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

While the South African mining sector continues to navigate a period of profound international and domestic change, this year has reinforced both the resilience of the sector and the importance of... 


John Melkon
Canada's Meta Critical Minerals secures military expert Melkon as strategic adviser
16th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian silica, zircon, titanium, scandium, vanadium and rare earths developer Meta Critical Minerals has appointed John Melkon to its strategic advisory board effective immediately. Melkon is a... 


World Bank President Ajay Banga
World Bank's Banga sets goal of quintupling critical minerals financing in five years
16th October 2026 By: Reuters

World Bank President Ajay Banga on Friday said the development lender has set a goal of quintupling its critical minerals business in five years, and has identified 20 countries that it can partner... 


Amaero specialty metal powder
Metal power producer Amaero announces $20m IPO on Nasdaq
15th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US-based, ASX-listed producer of high-value refractory and titanium alloy spherical metal powders Amaero has announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq. The company is... 


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Diatreme confirms world-class project potential at Northern Silica
15th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Diatreme Resources' prefeasibility study (PFS) on the Northern Silica project in northern Queensland has confirmed its potential as a profitable, long-life and high-purity silica sand... 


Newly appointed ICMM president and CEO Froydis Cameron-Johansson
Froydis Cameron-Johansson to succeed Rohitesh Dhawan as ICMM CEO
14th October 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Global mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM has appointed Froydis Cameron-Johansson to succeed Rohitesh Dhawan as president and CEO. The group says Cameron-Johansson brings a wealth of global... 


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Larvotto ships first antimony concentrate from Hillgrove mine
14th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Larvotto Resources has shipped its first antimony concentrate from the Hillgrove mine in New South Wales. The 68 t shipment is due for delivery to the company's antimony offtake partner... 


Minerals on the periodic table
Technology, politics drive demand for critical minerals
13th October 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Critical minerals have become critically important because of the development of technology and of global political rivalries in recent years. So pointed out specialist market supply and demand... 


Regional integration necessary to enable value addition from critical mineral mining across SADC
Regional integration necessary to enable value addition from critical mineral mining across SADC
13th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As demand for critical minerals continues to grow amid a global energy transition, Southern Africa’s abundance of minerals, including copper, cobalt and lithium, offers opportunities to establish... 


Atlantic Strategic Minerals' mineral sands operation
Mining investment firm Appian appoints dedicated experts to boost critical minerals portfolio
13th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As investment adviser Appian Capital Advisory builds out its critical minerals portfolio to serve industrial and defence supply chains, the company has established a base in Washington DC, and... 


Nevada Scheelite mine site
Nevada-focused tungsten developer Perpetual progresses US financing strategy
13th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed emerging tungsten miner Perpetual Resources says it has made progress with US government engagement as part of the funding strategy for the Nevada Scheelite tungsten project, in Nevada.... 


Cerro de Pasco Resources' Quiulacocha tailings site
Canadian tailings reprocessor Cerro de Pasco awarded rights to Peruvian site
13th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Québec-based Cerro de Pasco Resources has been awarded through a public auction the rights to tailings held in the Quiulacocha tailings storage facility, in Peru, for economic reprocessing. The... 


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Panther Metals' Ontario-based metals portfolio affords it access to US DIBC
12th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

London-listed Panther Metals has been accepted as a member of the United States Defence Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), which provides the company with access to US government defence... 


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Industrial metals post mixed third-quarter performance, downside risks persist
9th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industrial metals have come under broad pressure in recent weeks, falling 3.3% month-on-month as of October 7, as expectations of a more hawkish US Federal Reserve weighed on sentiment across the... 


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