China germanium, gallium ban could cost US$3.4B
According to the USGS, gallium prices could increase by more than 150% and germanium prices by 26% in the event of a total ban.
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Military Metals acquires past-producing antimony project in Nevada
Military Metals (CSE: MILI; US-OTC: MILIF) is adding another past-producing asset to its antimony-focused portfolio, this time situated in the U.S., which currently has no domestic production of the mineral…
Military Metals buys Cold War-era antimony projects to light up West’s night vision goggles
Military Metals (CSE: MILI; US-OTC: MILIF) is buying two antimony projects in Slovakia dating from the Soviet era to boost Western supplies for defence applications such as night vision and infrared…
NEO Battery Materials stock soars as it partners with unnamed chemicals firm
Shares of NEO Battery Materials (TSXV: NBM; US-OTC: NBMFF) surged on Monday after the company announced a partnership with a multinational chemical materials company for the development of silicon-based anode…
Summit Minerals buys parcel to grow Brazil niobium project
Summit Minerals (ASX: SUM) has expanded its Equador niobium and tantalum project in northeast Brazil with the acquisition of a small tenement beside the project from RTB Geologia and Mineracao,…
Perpetua wins key fed approval for Stibnite gold and antimony project
Perpetua Resources (TSX: PPTA; NASDAQ: PPTA) stock jumped 17.4% this morning after it said it secured a key federal approval for its flagship Stibnite gold project in Idaho. The United…
Canada imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel to boost mining sector
Canada on Monday introduced weighty tariffs on steel, aluminum and electric vehicle (EV) imports from China in a move the government said will protect the mining sector and domestic jobs…
Video: ‘Big bang’ in commodity demand set to lift miners, Prins says
Global miners are set to benefit from rising needs for “real assets,” Nomi Prins, a macroeconomist and author of the newsletter PrInsights Global, says in a new interview. Global geopolitical…
Arianne Phosphate’s US$1.7B Quebec project set to be major supplier
Arianne Phosphate (TSXV: DAN; OTCQX: DRRSF) says its US$1.7 billion Lac à Paul purified phosphoric acid (PPA) project could be the largest producer of the fertilizer and battery ingredient outside…
Lawyers representing Congo claim to have new evidence on Apple’s use of conflict minerals
Apple has said in the past that it does not directly buy, procure or source primary minerals, and it has been auditing its suppliers for several years.
Mining-strong Oz budget could lead to another surplus, but more can be done, say insiders
For the second consecutive year, the Australian government has announced a budget surplus mainly owing to a vibrant mining sector, this time projected at A$9.3 billion, though some in the…
Fortune Minerals secures $16M in Canada, US government funding
Shares of Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) hit a 52-week high on Thursday after the critical minerals developer announced it has secured additional funding from the Canadian and United…