KoBold Metals, the mining company backed by US billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has received seven permits to search for lithium and other minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it said on Wednesday. The Central African country signed a deal with KoBold...
Two recent accidents involving autonomous trucks are raising safety concerns, a workers’ union at BHP’s Escondida mine in Chile, the world’s largest copper mine, said in a statement on Wednesday. The union, which has...
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths warned of considerable uncertainty over the future of its heavy rare-earths processing plant in Texas and also reported a steeper-than-expected drop in its annual profit on Thursday. Lynas, the world’s largest rare-earths...
Diversified mining company South32 has sharpened its focus on copper, aluminium and other commodities tied to the global energy transition, reporting stronger earnings while confirming plans to exit or wind down some of its operations. The Perth-based miner lifted...
Canada is working with its allies to potentially fund critical mineral transactions, similar to what the US government did with MP Materials to diversify the supply chain from China, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson told...
