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Export value climbed to US$4.74bn in the first half. Total mined production grew 8.4%, and lithium was the only real volume story in the numbers. The post Argentina Mining Exports Rose 74% in Six Months. The Metal Output Behind Them Fell. appeared first on The Rio Times.
Chile lithium mine production was 19.4 percent of world output in 2025, down from about 26 percent in 2020. Australia and China are growing faster, while Chile's own tonnes are still rising. The post Chile Lithium Share Falls to 19.4 Percent as Rivals Grow appeared first on The Rio Times.
Coal Ministry says revised boundaries put Tara outside Lemru Elephant Corridor; Chhattisgarh BJP questions Congress decisions on Hasdeo-Arand mining
Mineração Usiminas suspended its Samambaia plant, up to 35 percent of output, as iron ore fell below US$100 and freight to China rose by half. The post Usiminas Idles a Minas Gerais Mine as Freight Costs Outrun the Ore Price appeared first on The Rio Times.
Canada plans to show some of the world’s biggest investors a pitchbook laying out tens of billions of dollars worth of projects spanning data centers, advanced manufacturing, liquefied natural gas, ports and dozens of mines.
PT Bayan Resources has received a bid from Indonesian tycoon Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad that values the coal miner at a fraction of its market value, according to people familiar with the matter.
Nicaragua has granted a Chinese-owned company linked to one sanctioned by Washington the right to prospect and dig for gold across 262 sq km (101 sq miles) of rainforest, about a quarter the size of Hong Kong. The 25-year concession over the block, named Jade, went to Linze Excelente Mineria, a company that appeared in Nicaragua’s mining registry only last year. The block is in a corner of the country where prospectors first struck gold in 1880. Corporate filings list Lijun Dong as legal...
Statistics South Africa reports a 0.2% contraction in the second quarter, the first decline since late 2024, led by a 3% fall in mining. The post South Africa’s Economy Shrank, and Mining Did Most of the Damage appeared first on The Rio Times.
Mining tycoon Robert Friedland said he’s fielding “unconventional interest,” including from US Big Tech, in Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.’s fast-expanding copper exploration project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, highlighting growing anxieties about future supplies of the key metal.
The policy comes as competition intensifies between the United States and China for access to critical minerals.
President Oligui Nguema won a seven-year term in April 2025 and now must fund the Gabon economy as oil output falls and manganese pricing stays weak. The post Oligui Nguema Wins Seven Year Term as Gabon Economy Races Oil Decline appeared first on The Rio Times.
China has launched a world-first industrial-scale facility to extract iron from previously discarded mine tailings and ultra-low-grade ore, turning waste into a valuable resource that can reduce its dependency on overseas supply. According to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) last Tuesday, a production line capable of processing 5.56 million tonnes of refractory iron ore and tailings per year has passed official checks and is now running steadily. China is the world’s largest iron ore user,...