Portugal’s government hopes to launch a long-delayed tender for lithium prospecting licenses this year, the Environment Minister said on Tuesday, promising to ensure that local communities, some of which have opposed mining, share in the benefits. With 60 000...
China’s December coal imports climbed to a record monthly high, spurred by winter stockpiling and rising domestic prices, even as total imports for the year fell 10%, customs data showed on Wednesday. Imports in December hit an all-time monthly record of...
Alberta’s energy regulator has opened public input into an Australian-owned mining company’s revised proposal for a coal mine in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains after the company’s previous application was denied in 2021. Albertans have until...
Metso has won a major order for the delivery of engineering and key process equipment for a new primary copper smelter investment in Asia. The contract value of approximately EUR 180 million (A$313 million) is booked in the Minerals segment’s 2025 fourth-quarter...
In a proactive move to further enhance safety in surface mining operations, Glencore’s McArthur River Mine (MRM) has successfully trialled RCT’s Remote Shutdown System on a grader and bulldozer and has now committed to installing the system on an additional five...
A US Republican congressman has introduced legislation aimed at overturning a Biden administration decision that restricted mining across a large area of northern Minnesota, reopening a long-running political battle over access to critical minerals in the US. A US...
