President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order accelerating deep sea mining permits and licenses in areas beyond national jurisdiction under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act. The order marks a significant escalation in US efforts to secure...

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced a significant step towards recognizing and incentivizing sustainable metal production, as it is currently engaging closely with physical market stakeholders on its proposals for four key metals: aluminium copper nickel zinc The move...

President Donald Trump has ordered a formal investigation into whether US dependence on foreign-processed critical minerals and the products they feed threatens national security. The executive order, signed on April 15, 2025, initiated under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion...

Exports of rare earths placed under export restrictions from China on April 4 have reportedly "ground to a halt" almost immediately as exporters have been forced to wait for government licence approval. The impacted rare earths are: Samarium Gadolinium Terbium...

Global demand for critical minerals from data center development is set to rise significantly by 2030, compared to 2024 levels: 2% for copper 2% for silicon 3% for rare earths 11% for gallium According to a new Energy and AI...

World annual reactor-related uranium requirements are projected to rise to between around 90,000 tU/y and 142,000 tU/y by 2050, from 59,000 tU in 2023 — an increase of 53% and 140% respectively. According to the latest "Red Book" report by the...

China has announced export restrictions on seven rare earth minerals, effective immediately, in response to the recent tariffs by US President Trump. The restrictions include: Samarium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Lutetium Scandium Yttrium The restrictions will impact all countries, not just...

Investment by China in metals and mining, through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), hit new records of US$21.4 billion in 2024, an increase of 10% compared to 2023. According to a new report by Griffith Asia Institute, the mining...

The European Commission has officially approved the first 47 strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) to diversify and secure critical mineral supply. The projects address 14 of the 17 strategic raw materials identified in the CRMA: extraction...

Canada's provinces and territories will be permitted to approve major mining and infrastructure projects — and will no longer require separate federal government reviews, in a sweeping reform to streamline project development in Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the...

The Chinese government has raised more than US$13.8bn (Rmb100bn) investment across geological exploration annually since 2022, the highest three-year period in a decade. According to a new report by the Financial Times, over the past year, at least half of...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order invoking cold war era powers to ramp up critical mineral production across the US. It marks one of the most aggressive moves in decades to secure domestic supply and reduce reliance on...