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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... 


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... 


Lithium brines
At least $100bn of investment for 134 new lithium mines is needed for 2050 demand
22nd October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

To meet 2050 lithium demand, the equivalent of 134 new lithium mines will be needed, says supply chain researcher Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. This equates to a new mine every two months for the... 


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... 


Graphite particles
Australia's Sarytogan Graphite publishes first DFS of two planned for Sarytogan project
21st October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Sarytogan Graphite finds in a definitive feasibility study (DFS) on the Upstream Sarytogan graphite project, in Kazakhstan, the potential to produce 50 000 t/y of graphite concentrate in... 


Molten copper
Sulphuric acid prices due to extend decline in 2027, CRU says
20th October 2026 By: Reuters

Prices of sulphuric acid used to process metals such as copper and nickel are expected to extend their decline next year, consultancy CRU said on Tuesday. Sulphuric acid delivered to top copper... 


Gold Dealer Assurance Programme designed to boost trust in global retail gold market
Gold Dealer Assurance Programme designed to boost trust in global retail gold market
20th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has launched the Gold Dealer Assurance Programme (GDAP) as an independently operated global programme designed to strengthen trust and transparency in the... 


Boats and ships near the Strait of Hormuz
Hormuz could be 'redundant' in five years, replaced by new routes, HSBC CEO says
20th October 2026 By: Reuters

Investment in alternative logistics routes in the Gulf to mitigate the impact of the Iran war could make the Strait of Hormuz "redundant" in the next five years, HSBC Group CE Georges Elhedery said... 


Trucks transporting ore in a copper mine
Copper mines need $332bn new investment to ease shortfall
20th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Copper mines need about $332-billion of new investment to avert a future supply shock, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates. Without significant capital outlays, the copper market... 


Zinc
ILZSG sees global zinc, lead markets in surplus in 2027
19th October 2026 By: Reuters

The global refined zinc market is expected to swing to a surplus of 25 000 metric tons in 2027 from a deficit of 88 000 tons this year, while the refined lead market surplus will widen to 163 000... 


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... 


Endolith pilot-scale copper microbes testing
Startups are extracting more copper using microbes
19th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

The world has a copper problem. The average ore quality is plummeting, more resources are being plowed into obtaining the same amount of metal and new mines take years to open because of the cost... 


QAMT subsurface technology
Canadian subsurface imaging expert Dias launches two new powerful exploration aides
16th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Canadian advanced subsurface imaging company Dias Geophysical has commercialised two new technologies called DSTX (Deep Search Transmitter) and QAMT (Quantum Airborne MagnetoTellurics), which... 


Crude oil
IEA to speed up oil stocks release including over 20m barrels of diesel
16th October 2026 By: Reuters

The International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed on Thursday to release over 20-million barrels of diesel to the market and any oil remaining from a record emergency reserves release pledged in March... 


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... 


Copper wire
ICSG sees global refined copper surplus widening in 2027
15th October 2026 By: Reuters

The International Copper Study Group forecast on Wednesday that the global refined copper market would remain in surplus through 2027, with it widening from about 104 000 metric tons in 2026 to 368... 


Iron-ore in truck
Iron-ore slips to two-year low on concerns over weak demand, hiking supply
15th October 2026 By: Reuters

Iron-ore prices slipped for a third straight session on Thursday to their lowest level in more than two years, weighed down by persistent concerns over weak demand in top consumer China and... 


Mt Lyell copper mine
Copper squeeze breathes new life into old mines
15th October 2026 By: Reuters

In 1899, the Mt Lyell mine in Tasmania produced some 9 500 metric tons of copper. That made it the largest copper mine in the British Empire, though small by today's standards. In September,... 


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... 


Molten copper
ICSG sees global refined copper surplus widening in 2027
14th October 2026 By: Reuters

The International Copper Study Group forecast on Wednesday that the global refined copper market would remain in surplus through 2027, with it widening from about 104 000 metric tons in 2026 to 368... 


An image of the Mopani Henderson Shaft Complex in Mufulira
IRH, ZCCM-IH reaffirm commitment to Zambian project
14th October 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Abu Dhabi-based natural resources investment platform International Resources Holding (IRH) and Zambian mining and energy investment holding company ZCCM Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) have... 


Rio Tinto Bell Bay aluminium
Aluminium's calm belies lingering supply-chain stress, Reuters column says
14th October 2026 By: Reuters

Iranian missile attacks on Gulf smelters and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz have knocked out almost 3-million metric tons of aluminium production capacity. Yet, eight months on, the market is... 


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... 


Meantime Resources lists on London’s Aim market
Meantime Resources lists on London’s Aim market
13th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Mining investment company Meantime Resources has announced admission of its ordinary shares to trading on the Aim market of the LSE. In connection with the admission, the company has successfully... 


Zoomlion mine machinery
Chinese mine equipment maker Zoomlion reports meaningful international growth
12th October 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer Zoomlion has expanded its mining machinery business and strengthened international operations, having recorded a growth rate of 57% year-on-year in its mining... 


Mineral Resources and Petroleum Minister Gwede Mantashe.
Minister urges South Africans to work together in confronting high fuel price
9th October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

It must be appreciated that the current high price of fuel is a function of the war in the Middle East and South Africans must work together in confronting it, Mineral Resources and Petroleum... 


Chart indicating the contribution of various minerals and activities to Glencore's earnings
Glencore shrugs off coal concerns ahead of Australian listing
9th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Glencore shrugged off concerns that its coal portfolio would make it unattractive to Australia’s A$4.8-trillion ($3.3-trillion) pension industry ahead of its listing in Sydney next Wednesday. The... 


NESR, Aramco sign agreement to deliver Saudi Arabia’s first direct lithium extraction project
8th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Oilfield services provider National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) has announced that its business segment NESR Environmental and Decarbonisation Applications (NEDA), has entered into an agreement... 


An openpit gold mine in Cambodia
Encroaching energy, mine concessions threaten protected ecosystems, research shows
8th October 2026 By: Reuters

Millions of hectares of protected tropical ecosystems are at risk from overlapping mining concessions and oil and gas blocks, researchers said on Thursday, potentially weakening a global treaty... 


IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva
IMF chief warns energy shock, growing debt and AI risks threaten global growth
7th October 2026 By: Reuters

The global economy is under threat from persistently high energy prices, record public debt and risks from the AI investment boom, International Monetary Fund MD Kristalina Georgieva warned on... 


Crude oil infrastructure in Texas, in the US
The world has nearly burned through its oil stockpile buffer, executives say
7th October 2026 By: Reuters

The amount of oil in storage that is accessible to the global market is running low, industry executives said at a forum in London this week, making the market more fragile and putting upward... 


Perseus Mining's Edikan mine
Perseus says gold M&A activity high but deals hard to close over price uncertainty
7th October 2026 By: Reuters

Gold miner Perseus Mining sees strong merger and acquisition activity across the sector but expects dealmaking to remain difficult as companies struggle to agree on valuations amid volatile bullion... 


Capital enters Australian market, raises revenue guidance
Capital enters Australian market, raises revenue guidance
6th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed mining services group Capital has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Metres Down Under (MDU), a specialist underground drilling company headquartered in... 


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