U.S. orders black mass, tungsten scrap kept home
The United States will block most exports of spent lithium-ion batteries, or black mass, and tungsten scrap for one year, forcing sellers to reserve the…
Tungsten
Editorial: Industrial power returns
For much of the past three decades, mining executives struggled to convince governments that minerals were strategic assets. They no longer have to make that case because…
Forrest’s $133M tungsten bet rockets EQR shares
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has agreed to buy a 17% stake in EQ Resources (ASX: EQR) from Oaktree Capital Management, sending the Australian tungsten producer’s…
Canada bets on digital hub to speed mine permitting
Canada is using a centralized digital platform to help accelerate reviews of major mining and infrastructure projects by giving regulators, companies, Indigenous communities and the…
IDEX finds tungsten in Idaho copper drilling
IDEX Metals (TSXV: IDEX; US-OTC: IDXMF) has found broad tungsten mineralization at its Freeze copper project in Idaho, giving the junior a second critical-metals angle…
Editorial: Develop it or cede it
There is a paradox at the heart of Canada’s relationship with its own territory. The country sits atop some of the most valuable mineral deposits…
Guardian may skip feasibility on $660M-value Nevada tungsten mine
Guardian Metal Resources (NYSE-A: GMTL; LSE-A: GMET; US-OTC: GMTLF) could start preparing to build its Pilot Mountain tungsten project by August next year on the…
Mining investor strategy pivots to growth stories from cash-makers: Canaccord
Sentiment across the mining sector remains broadly positive, with strong commodity prices, margins and free cash flow supporting a constructive outlook, Canaccord Genuity said after…
Congo rebels want to sell critical minerals to US: report
The Rwanda-backed M23 Congolese rebel group is looking to sell critical minerals directly to the United States, The Economist reported. M23, which controls large swaths…
European Union targets tungsten, rare earths stockpile to counter China’s grip
The European Union has shortlisted tungsten, rare earths and gallium for its first coordinated stockpile of critical minerals as the bloc steps up efforts to…
Government funding now a plus not a burden, miners say
In the West’s efforts to catch up with China’s lead in critical minerals development, more companies are warming to government financing than in previous years…
Trump sons invested in US group developing $1.1B tungsten project in Kazakhstan: FT
A company backed by two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s children is said to have invested in a mining group that is developing a $1.1-billion…