Platinum prices are on track for their strongest monthly rally in nearly four decades in December, fuelled by the EU’s U-turn on its 2035 combustion-engine ban, a tight supply backdrop and rising investment demand for precious metals. Platinum and palladium,…

Output will be reduced in 2026 to better match demand with supply, said Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, according to CNBC Indonesia. The Southeast Asian country’s production of the metal, which is used in both stainless steel and…

The deal, which includes the federal government as partner, aligns with Trump administration goals to lessen reliance on China for minerals. A South Korea metals company will invest $6.6 billion to build a minerals refinery on the site of a…

National and provincial governments are pushing to allow extraction of minerals in protected areas, amid a change in social attitudes. Argentina seems to be moving away from a decades-long opposition to mining and other activities perceived as harmful to the…

China says it has uncovered Asia’s largest undersea gold deposit, a massive offshore find that strengthens domestic supply, reshapes regional resource rankings, and highlights Beijing’s accelerating push to secure strategic minerals. China has reported the discovery of a major undersea…

At the Resourcing Tomorrow 2025 conference, held in London earlier this month, a key discussion centred around the opportunities for the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) seeks to solve the mining sector’s problems. Mark O’Brien, General Manager for digital technology and innovation…

A recent study has revealed significant deforestation linked to global mining activities in the 21st century. Researchers examined the environmental impact of mining operations worldwide and identified extensive forest loss as a direct consequence of resource extraction. The findings highlight…

More than 60% of global critical mineral demands is met through international trade, underscoring the deep structural interdependence between producing and consuming economies as the deployment of clean energy accelerates, according to the International Energy Forum (IEF). This level of…