North Korea held the second plenary session of the ninth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea from June 20 to 22. According to Rodong Sinmun, the party’s official newspaper, the meeting’s purpose was to review North Korea’s progress on 2026 party and state...
Australia is set to supply around 10 per cent of the world’s gallium after Alcoa and the Australian, US and Japanese Governments locked in a final investment decision (FID) on a plant at the Wagerup alumina refinery near Perth in Western Australia. “[The FID] is a...
Rio Tinto has reported a three per cent year-on-year increase in copper equivalent (CuEq) production for the first half of 2026, driven by growth its copper, iron ore, aluminium and lithium businesses. The company’s operational highlights from its second quarter 2026...
American Resources Corporation recently announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) to enter award negotiations under the Mines & Metals Capacity Expansion – Piloting Byproduct Critical Minerals and Materials Recovery at Domestic...
Genesis Minerals and Vault Minerals have signed a binding deal to merge, creating a $12.6 billion gold miner producing 600,000 to 700,000 ounces a year, enough to rank third in Australia and inside the top 20 globally. Most of that gold will come from one stretch of...
