The United States and European Union have released an action plan to coordinate trade policies and measures on critical minerals supply chains, with a view to concluding a binding plurilateral agreement at a future date, reported Reuters. The plan does not specifically mention China, noted the news agency, but comes as part of a broader push by the Trump…
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that injury rates fell to an all-time low in 2025. Full story.
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Sandvik Mining secured an order to supply a DR410i rotary drill rig, equipped for autonomous operation, to Mariana Minerals’ Copper One mine in southeastern Utah. The order was booked in the first quarter and has been delivered to the site, with commissioning of AutoMine Surface Drilling ongoing. Full story.
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Miner Harmony Gold recently selected ABB to supply gearless and ring-geared mill drive systems for its flagship Eva open-pit copper mine project in Queensland. With global copper demand estimated to surge 24% by 2035, per ABB, Eva Copper is set to produce approximately 60,000 tons of copper annually over a minimum 15-year mine life. The ABB order was booked in…
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BHP Invent has signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with leading Chinese research and engineering organisations, China ENFI and BGRIMM Technology Group. The agreements support collaboration in mineral processing, leaching, complex ore treatment and high-altitude environments. “Partnerships like this are how we turn big ideas into real impact, connecting global innovation with the challenges we’re solving every day across our…
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Austmine and AusIMM, together with global mining innovation hub partners Expande (Chile), the Peru Mining Innovation Hub, and the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI, Canada), have announced the six finalists for GRX26. The Global Open Innovation Colab challenge, Critical Disruptors: From Discovery to Recovery, is to be held at the Global Resources Innovation Expo (GRX26) in Perth, Western…
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Resolution Miners confirmed it has produced antimony trioxide product from large samples of stibnite at its Antimony Ridge historical open pits, part of the Horse Heaven antimony-tungsten-gold-silver project in Valley County, Idaho. Full story.
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Victory Metals Limited has announced exceptional metallurgical leaching test results from its flotation concentrate at its wholly-owned North Stanmore heavy rare earth project in Western Australia. Test work on concentrate produced from the company’s recent flotation program revealed a 48-fold upgrade of the total rare earth oxide it processed, rejecting about 95% of the feed mass into tailings. The results…
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Rio Tinto has resumed its iron ore port operations after Tropical Cyclone Narelle recently passed over Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Its four port terminals closed – East Intercourse Island, Parker Point, Cape Lambert A and B – on 24 March. The miner said its employees remained safe and unharmed during the weather event. Ship loading at East Intercourse Island, Parker…
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Gold miner Heliostar Metals has entered into a binding agreement with Liberty Gold Corp. to acquire a 100% interest in the Goldstrike project in southwestern Utah. The property area totals 5,173 hectares. Full story.
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