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Artisanal miners working in an openpit in the DRC
Congo suspends artisanal mining agency head for failing to prevent illegal activities
Updated 5 hours ago By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo's mines minister has suspended the head of the state agency overseeing artisanal and small-scale mining, accusing him of failing to prevent illegal mining on licensed... 


Abandoned mine
Polish investor Virtus sets up shop in Canada to recover base metals from mine dumps
Updated 6 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Warsaw-listed financial and investment company Virtus Group has set up offices in British Columbia to help recover metals from post-mining and armament waste using a unique technology. The company... 


Millennial Potash chairperson Farhad Abasov
Millennial Potash targets Gabon project build start by end-2027
27th October 2026 By: Reuters

Millennial Potash aims to start construction of its US-backed Banio potash project in Gabon by the end of 2027, with annual output potentially exceeding an initial estimate of 800 000 metric tons... 


Cane Creek potash mine water evaporation ponds in Utah
Fertiliser maker Intrepid Potash awarded $139m US funding for planned sulphate of potash project
27th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed potash developer Intrepid Potash has been selected for US Department of Agriculture funding of $139-million for construction of its planned sulphate of potash (SoP) project, including a... 


Harmony's Mponeng gold mine.
September inflation tightens squeeze on South African mining
27th October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s headline consumer price inflation rose to 4.5% in September, from 4.4% in August, staying above the South African Reserve Bank’s 3% plus-minus 1% target range. September’s consumer... 


Chibougamau project
Central Asia Metals completes acquisition of Cygnus, adds former Cygnus MD to board
27th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim- and now TSX-listed Central Asia Metals has concluded its acquisition of Cygnus Metals, which adds the Chibougamau copper/gold project to the enlarged Central Asia Metals group. Cygnus... 


An image of critical minerals
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... 


An image of the Yaouré mine
Perseus on track to meet full-year guidance following strong first-quarter performance
27th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed gold mining company Perseus Mining recorded a strong quarter ended September 30, which CEO and MD Craig Jones described as “a solid start to full-year 2027”. He noted that all three of... 


Magnet recycling
Scrap recycler HyProMag outlines three-plant scenario to increase rare earth magnet output four-fold
27th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V- and Aim-listed Mkango Magnetic Materials' HyProMag USA subsidiary has completed an independent prefeasibility study (PFS) on the potential expansion of its proposed US rare earth magnet... 


Mineral symbols on periodic table
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... 


Inpex oil and gas exploration at Abadi project
Japan's Inpex reaches milestone in $21bn LNG project in Indonesia
27th October 2026 By: Reuters

Japanese explorer Inpex has completed the planning and engineering phase of its Abadi LNG project at Indonesia's Masela gas block, an official said on Tuesday, reaching a milestone in the Southeast... 


Rare earth sample
DTEC granted permit to ship raw rare earths from Malaysia to US for research, CEO says
27th October 2026 By: Reuters

A US majority-owned startup has received permission to export rare-earth material to the US for research, in what its CE said was the first approval issued under Malaysia's newly eased export... 


Canada Nickel signage at Crawford project
Canada Nickel inks offtake partnership with Swiss Steel
27th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Specialty steel manufacturer Swiss Steel Group and miner Canada Nickel Company have announced a long-term strategic partnership Canada nickel to supply low-carbon semi-finished steel products. The... 


Mineral sands at the Donald project site
Mine-to-magnet developer Energy Fuels secures Australian gov debt for first rare earths mine
27th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Two major Australian government financing institutions have committed A$180-million, or $126-million, in project finance debt facilities for TSX- and NYSE-listed rare earths developer Energy Fuels'... 


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... 


ConocoPhillips operation in Canada
ConocoPhillips to reduce workforce in Canada
27th October 2026 By: Reuters

ConocoPhillips has informed its staff of a reduction to its workforce in Canada, a spokesperson for the oil and gas producer said on Monday. The reduction includes employees and contractors and is... 


Santo Domingo copper mine
Canada's Capstone Copper announces $3bn investment plan in Chile
27th October 2026 By: Reuters

Canadian miner Capstone Copper on Monday announced a $3-billion investment plan in Chile's Atacama region, according to Chile's mining ministry. The investment plan, which will allocate... 


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... 


AFC president and CEO Samaila Zubairu
Webuild, Odebrecht in line to build key African copper rail line
27th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Italy’s Webuild and Brazil’s Odebrecht Engenharia & Construção are key members of groups that have been selected as preferred bidders to build an 830 km section of the Lobito Corridor rail... 


Singapore landscape
Singapore launches first LNG term supply tender, weighs third import terminal
27th October 2026 By: Reuters

Singaporean State gas buyer GasCo launched its first procurement exercise to secure term supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG), said Gan Siow Huang, the country's Minister of State for Energy,... 


Iron-ore operation
Iron-ore hits two-year low as concerns over China demand dominate
27th October 2026 By: Reuters

Iron-ore prices slid on Tuesday to their lowest in more than two years, weighed down by mounting concerns over demand prospects in top consumer China. The most-traded iron-ore contract on China's... 


Hot rolled steel
LME debuts first contract from Shanghai exchange collaboration
27th October 2026 By: Reuters

The London Metal Exchange's (LME's) new hot-rolled coil steel contract, the first product to come out of its collaboration with the Shanghai Futures Exchange, began trading on Tuesday. It is the... 


Irving oil refinery in Canada
Canada takes a page from the Saudi oil playbook, Reuters columnist says
27th October 2026 By: Reuters

After years of debating how quickly to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, Canada is now looking for ways to produce and export more of them. The shift is being driven by two geopolitical... 


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... 


An image of Longonjo mine
Pensana continues financing discussions for Angola mine
26th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Pensana has continued its discussions with major shareholders, Cascade and others, for the investment of the equity required by subsidiary Ozango Minerais with a view to bring the... 


Nersa acting CEO Nomfundo Maseti
Nomfundo Maseti appointed as acting Nersa CEO
26th October 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has appointed Nomfundo Maseti as Acting CEO of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), effective from October 25. Maseti will... 


Exposed copper
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... 


An image of field observations at the Homase project
GoldStone reports good results from drilling in Ghana
26th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed GoldStone Resources has achieved “encouraging results” from pit-definition drilling at its Homase mine, in Ghana, and announced the reappointment of SEMS Exploration Services to lead the... 


An image of graphite from Blencowe
Blencowe completes Phase 2 exploration at Uganda project
26th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Blencowe Resources has completed a second phase exploration programme over identified geophysical targets situated immediately north and south of its existing deposits at the... 


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... 


Lithium ore on conveyor at Grota de Cirilo
Sigma cathing up on lost weeks of lithium oxide concentrate production
26th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With its Grota de Cirilo complex in Brazil having been under a brief administrative suspension, Canadian miner Sigma Lithium has produced 7 090 t of lithium oxide concentrate between October 5 and... 


EQT Corporation gas tanks
EQT to buy Range Resources in over $50bn deal
26th October 2026 By: Reuters

EQT Corporation said on Monday it would acquire Range Resources in an all-stock deal valued at more than $50-billion, including debt, creating what the companies called the "largest vertically... 


Firebird's Hunan pilot facility
Firebird meaningfully reduces sulphur content, improves tap density of battery precursor material
26th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Firebird Metals has managed to reduce the sulphur content of its manganese-rich and nickel-manganese hydroxide materials by 46% to 610 parts per million, which strengthens the material's... 


Potash ore
New Brunwsick communities indicate support for emerging potash mine
26th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian private exploration company Atlantic Potash Millstream Corporation (APMC) has confirmed strong public support for its proposed Millstream potash project in New Brunswick. The company... 


An image of an artist's impression of the planned Ewoyaa lithium project operation in Ghana
Atlantic Lithium completes novation agreement for Ghana project
26th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim- and ASX-listed Atlantic Lithium has announced the completion of the agreement between Elevra Lithium and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt for the transfer of Elevra’s rights and interests in Atlantic... 


An image of the Kayelekera project
Lotus secures export permits for Malawi uranium project
26th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Lotus Resources has secured the final key approval required for the transportation and export of its first shipment of uranium product from Malawi, through Zambia and then Namibia,... 


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