The strategic metals behind modern military technology
For defence manufacturers, the importance of platinum-group metals (PGMs) is less about the quantity consumed than the consequences of not …
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Mining productivity stalls despite advances in automation and AI, says McKinsey
Global mining productivity stagnated in 2025 despite a growing range of technologies, while autonomous haulage adoption remains uneven and mineral …
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Can resource-rich Australia build a battery-grade manganese industry?
Australia’s pyrometallurgical manganese industry came to an end with the closure of the Liberty Bell Bay smelter in July 2026. …
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Ionic Rare Earths submits Belfast recycling plant application
Ionic Rare Earths (IonicRE) has submitted a planning application for a commercial magnet recycling facility in Belfast, UK, as it …
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Krakatoa deploys second drill rig at Georgia’s Zopkhito project
Krakatoa Resources has deployed a second operating drill rig at the Zopkhito Antimony-Gold Project in Georgia in an effort to …
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Aurania concludes drilling at Thormódsdalur gold-silver site
Aurania Resources has completed its 2026 drilling campaign at the Thormodsdalur epithermal gold-silver project, located approximately 20km east of Reykjavík, …
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SSR Mining to acquire Roxmore Resources in $464m all-cash deal
SSR Mining has agreed to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of Roxmore Resources in an all-cash transaction valued …
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Tali Resources plans 9,000m drill programme at Don Juan prospect
Tali Resources has outlined approximately 9,000m of aircore drilling across the Don Juan-Alakol trend and Central Australian Suture prospects, with …
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Underground automation’s next era will keep people at the centre
The case for automating underground equipment has become stronger over the past five years. Mining companies see an opportunity to …
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Trafigura, EnergyX sign ten-year lithium supply contract
Trafigura has entered into a ten-year binding agreement worth more than $2bn (S$2.56bn) with Energy Exploration Technologies (EnergyX) for the …
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Neotech Metals appoints DRA for Hecla-Kilmer resource estimate
Neotech Metals has signed an agreement with DRA Global to carry out the first National Instrument 43-101-compliant mineral resource estimate …
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UK-based tungsten deal links UK mining to defence supply chains
A UK Government-backed tungsten mine in Devon is set to supply a US defence manufacturer, linking British mineral production to …
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First Au signs binding deal to buy Ida Valley gold project
First Au has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Ida Valley Project, consisting of two gold exploration tenements in …
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Europe’s tungsten revival faces a race against China
Used in aerospace, alloys, bullets, metalworking, missiles and drill bits, tungsten – with its incredibly high melting point of 3,414°C …
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Cornish Metals reports on progress at South Crofty tin project in UK
Cornish Metals has reported several developments at its South Crofty tin project in Cornwall, UK, including the official opening of …
