The countdown has begun for the reopening of Iran’s largest underground iron ore mine—designed and engineered using domestic expertise. According to reports from several Iranian news agencies, new information indicates that one of the country’s major iron ore mines is…

In 2016, Elon Musk famously said: “Although [they’re] called lithium-ion, the actual percentage of lithium in a lithium-ion cell is approximately 2%. Technically, our cells should be called nickel-graphite, because the primary constituent in the cell as a whole is nickel. There’s…

Washington must move even faster to bolster critical minerals projects and offset Beijing’s grip on the world’s supply of the building blocks for electronics, weapons and a range of other goods, three US mining and refining executives said on Thursday.…

Congo has set new conditions for cobalt exporters, according to a government circular reviewed by Reuters, potentially complicating a recently introduced quota system as the country seeks to keep a tight grip on the key battery mineral. The new conditions require miners, among…

An upgraded transparency portal from Global Fishing Watch and UC Santa Barbara brings unprecedented visibility to deep-sea mining, tracking vessel activity, exploration zones and emerging industrial impacts across the world’s oceans. Global Fishing Watch and the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory…

The US government plans to take more equity stakes in critical minerals companies, a White House official said Thursday, calling the once-rare move necessary to counter China’s dominance in the raw materials used in everything from semiconductors to MRI machines.…

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior. When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the fragile lump of mineral in May of last year, the deposit broke open, revealing yellow…

Russian aluminium producer Rusal is making a calculated entry into the East African market, going into partnership with Ethiopia’s sovereign wealth fund to build an aluminium smelter with capacity for 500,000 tonnes per year. With a projected timeline of three…