- Critical mineral industry coalition urges US Senate to protect 45X tax credit. READ MORE
- Soaring gold prices draw illicit miners — and armed gangs — to Colombia's jungles. READ MORE
- Rio Tinto Group is in bailout talks with the Australian government for its Tomago aluminum smelter in New South Wales, which has been struggling due to higher energy costs, The Australian Financial Review reported. The company earlier said it plans to make a decision about the smelter's future within the year. READ MORE
- Sinomine Resource Group Co. Ltd. temporarily suspended copper smelting operations at its Tsumeb plant in Namibia due to a shortage of concentrate that resulted from "substantial overcapacity" in copper-producing regions, Reuters reported, citing a statement from Loggan Lou, CEO of the asset. READ MORE
- The US added four more mineral projects to the FAST-41 program, including Grants Energy's Grants Precision uranium project, Laramide Resources Ltd.'s Crownpoint-Church Rock and La Jara Mesa uranium projects, and Graphite One Inc.'s Graphite Creek project. READ MORE
- EU identifies 13 new strategic critical mineral projects located outside bloc. READ MORE
- Rio Tinto Group plans to revise the cost of its Jadar lithium project in Serbia, which the European Commission identified as among 13 strategic critical minerals projects, Reuters reported June 4. READ MORE
- Vale SA's request to increase power consumption at its Onca Puma nickel operations was rejected by Brazil's National Electric System Operator (ONS) after the miner missed a deadline to sign a contract, Reuters reported May 30. READ MORE
- Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. will partially restart the Kakula underground mine of the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a suspension due to seismic activity, the company said in a June 2 news release. Underground mining on the western side of Kakula is expected to restart later this month, and operations on the eastern side will resume once dewatering is complete. READ MORE
- Doubled US steel tariffs may turn Australia into 'dumping ground' – group CEO. READ MORE
- Africa Finance Corp. will sign a $320 million deal with Italy to partly fund a new transportation corridor that will link mineral-rich areas in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Lobito port on Angola's Atlantic coast, Reuters reported, citing CEO Samaila Zubairu. READ MORE
- Perenti Ltd. subsidiary Underground Mining Services Burkina Faso SARL secured a A$1.1 billion contract for underground mining operations at Endeavour Mining PLC unit SEMAFO Burkina Faso S.A.'s Mana gold mine. READ MORE
- Australian Strategic Materials Ltd. secured binding orders totaling over 22 metric tons of rare earth alloys from magnet manufacturers in the US and Europe, marking a commercial breakthrough for the company's Korean metallization facility as global industries seek alternatives to Chinese-dominated supply chains, Platts reported on Platts Connect. READ MORE
- The United Arab Emirates-based aluminum producer said it plans to collaborate with the state-owned corporation to evaluate potential long-term bauxite offtake arrangements and infrastructure development projects that could significantly expand the country's bauxite production capacity. READ MORE
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