me-metals:Swiss-based metal trader Open Mineral is being investigated by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and Zug police for alleged dealings with sanctioned Russian gold, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
News ID: 12444 Publish Date : 2025/09/20
me-metals: Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX: SRL), an Australian scandium explorer backed by Robert Friedland, is being lined for a potential loan from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) for its Syerston project in central New South Wales.
News ID: 12432 Publish Date : 2025/09/18
me-metals: Rare rocks buried deep beneath central Australia have revealed the origins of one of the world’s most promising new deposits of niobium — a metal vital for producing high-strength steel and clean energy technologies.
News ID: 12384 Publish Date : 2025/09/07
me-metals: Viridis Mining and Minerals (ASX: VMM) has unveiled an initial reserve estimate of more than 200 million tonnes at its Colossus ionic adsorbed clay (IAC) project in Brazil, underpinning a potential high-grade rare earth mine with potential life of 40 years.
News ID: 12344 Publish Date : 2025/08/23
me-metals: China wants Afghanistan to formally join its Belt and Road Initiative, the Afghan foreign ministry said in a post on X after the two countries’ foreign ministers held talks in Kabul on Wednesday.
News ID: 12338 Publish Date : 2025/08/20
me-metals: African Rainbow Minerals (JSE: ARI) has increased its stake in Canadian junior Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG) by another 6.46% with the purchase of approximately 25.78 million shares.
News ID: 12328 Publish Date : 2025/08/18
me-metals: The United States signaled a renewed interest in partnering with Pakistan on critical minerals and hydrocarbons, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighting the potential for joint economic ventures in a statement marking Pakistan’s Independence Day
News ID: 12314 Publish Date : 2025/08/16
me-metals: The US government has launched a new effort to extract valuable critical minerals, including rare earths, lithium, cobalt, and uranium, from mine waste and abandoned sites, aiming to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and strengthen domestic production.
News ID: 12208 Publish Date : 2025/07/27
me-metals: Mineral smuggling from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo into neighboring Rwanda has reached “unprecedented levels” amid the occupation of a large swath of the region by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, according to a United Nations experts report.
News ID: 12125 Publish Date : 2025/07/03
me-metals: The Canadian province of Ontario has passed a sweeping and contentious new mining law aimed at accelerating major development projects, despite sharp criticism from Indigenous leaders, environmental advocates and opposition parties.
News ID: 12073 Publish Date : 2025/06/09
me-metals: Kodal Minerals expects to receive an export permit soon for 27,000 metric tons of lithium concentrate stockpiled at its Bougouni project in Mali, it said on Monday, having previously reported export delays because of regulatory hurdles.
News ID: 12011 Publish Date : 2025/05/22
me-metals: Kodal Minerals (LON: KOD) said Thursday that over 20,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from its Bougouni mine in Mali are ready for delivery, but the government is still processing the application for export.
News ID: 11997 Publish Date : 2025/05/18
me-metals: Australia’s ruling centre-left Labor government on Thursday pledged an initial investment of A$1.2 billion ($763 million) to set up a strategic reserve of critical minerals as it looks to create a separate supply chain in a market dominated by China.
News ID: 11914 Publish Date : 2025/04/25
me-metals: President Donald Trump has included potash among the minerals that need an immediate ramp up in US production. That’s unlikely to significantly break America’s reliance on fertilizer imports.
News ID: 11846 Publish Date : 2025/04/02
me-metals: Ukrainian and US negotiators are seeking to move past the breakdown in transatlantic relations this week to finalize a deal on critical minerals, a person with knowledge of the talks said.
News ID: 11773 Publish Date : 2025/02/22
me-metals: Ukraine has rejected a bid by the US to own 50% of the country’s rare earth minerals, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy seeks to negotiate a better deal, the Financial Times reported.
News ID: 11761 Publish Date : 2025/02/17
me-metals: China isn’t short of options when it comes to critical minerals that could be used as counters in a trade war with the US.
News ID: 11535 Publish Date : 2024/12/05
me-metals: The US economy could see a $3.4 billion hit if China imposes a total ban on gallium and germanium, according to a new report released by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
News ID: 11493 Publish Date : 2024/11/20
me-metals: The US House of Representatives has passed the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024 with bipartisan support of Republicans and Democrats.
News ID: 11481 Publish Date : 2024/11/17
me-metals: Zimbabwe said it won’t grant further tax relief to mining houses from next January in a bid to force them to complete plants to process raw materials.
News ID: 11465 Publish Date : 2024/11/13