- January drill hits: Alamos Gold drilling yields top-ranked intercept. READ MORE
- February 2025 – Exploration activity rises. READ MORE
- Tariff on Canada could prompt Rio Tinto to redirect aluminum away from US. READ MORE
- The threat of trade barriers being thrown up by the US promises to keep a fire under gold prices and could see countries like Canada and Mexico drawn closer together, Dow Jones Newswires reported, citing Alamos President and CEO John McCluskey. READ MORE
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for security guarantees and better financial terms on the Trump administration's proposal for access to the country's mineral reserves, which include titanium, lithium, and rare earths, Dow Jones Newswires reported. READ MORE
- US Defense wants rare earths alloy plant – Australian Strategic Materials CEO. READ MORE
- Hastings clears A$220M in Wyloo debt to fast-track rise as rare earths producer. READ MORE
- Equinox Gold Corp. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Calibre Mining Corp. in an all-share deal that would value the combined company at C$7.7 billion and make it Canada's second-largest gold producer. READ MORE
- Peru Buenaventura to invest in upgrades of El Brocal and Uchucchacua mines. READ MORE
- Anglo American Platinum Ltd. suspended Feb. 20 operations at the Amandelbult platinum group metals mine in South Africa due to flooding caused by heavy rains, Dow Jones Newswires reported. Operations at Amandelbult, except for the Tumela mine, restarted Feb. 24. READ MORE
- President Vladimir Putin said Russia should accelerate plans to mine lithium and other critical minerals such as rare earths, as imports were disrupted by sanctions due to its conflict with Ukraine, Reuters reported. Russia aims to stop importing lithium by 2030 given its 3.5 million metric tons of lithium oxide reserves, the report said. "We still do not mine lithium. And how can we develop without it? But we can do it. And we could have done it 10 or 15 years ago," Putin said during a conference on advanced technologies in Moscow. READ MORE
- Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. is investigating a fatal incident that occurred at its Mponeng gold mine in South Africa, Dow Jones Newswires reported. READ MORE
- Japan's Mitsui & Co. Ltd. has acquired a 40% stake in the Rhodes Ridge iron ore project in Australia for $5.34 billion, joining Rio Tinto Group as a joint venture partner. Rio Tinto said Mitsui will obtain the 40% stake by buying VOC Group Ltd.'s 25% interest in the joint venture and purchasing a 15% stake from AMB Holdings Pty. Ltd. The stake purchases will cost $3.34 billion and $2 billion, respectively. READ MORE
- BHP Group Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group have resumed port operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region after Tropical Cyclone Zelia passed over. BHP said it resumed iron ore operations at the Port of Port Hedland on Feb. 15, after Tropical Cyclone Zelia passed over Western Australia's Pilbara region. BHP reported minor issues such as power outages in some areas, which are being rectified as quickly as possible. Any impact on production will be reported in the next operational review. READ MORE
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