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December 22, 2025

Rhyolite Ridge releases its 2026 report...

In January, Rhyolite Ridge closed a US$996 million loan with the U.S. Department of Energy – Office of Energy...

December 19, 2025

Mining Engineering’s Weekly Rundown: Episode 33...

Welcome to Mining Engineering’s Weekly Rundown, where we break down the latest news shaping the mining...

December 17, 2025

Peru’s Congress grants one-year extension to informal...

Peru’s Congress on Wednesday approved a one-year extension to a temporary permit program for small-scale...

December 17, 2025

Coal demand expected to reach record high in 2025...

Global coal demand is forecast to edge down through the end of this decade as competition intensifies with...

December 17, 2025

Caterpillar CEO introduces the tools for transition to...

Joe Creed, Caterpillar CEO will be the keynote speaker at CES 2026, the most powerful tech event in the...

December 16, 2025

Korea Zinc to build $7.4 billion US minerals refinery...

Korea Zinc said on Monday it will build a $7.4 billion critical minerals refinery in Tennessee that will be...

December 15, 2025

2026 SME Media Contest Remains Open Through January 7 ...

Continuing the momentum generated from last year’s contest, we again invite you to submit photos and...

December 15, 2025

China’s Jiangxi Copper sweetens bid for UK-listed SolGold...

SolGold said on Friday it was “minded to recommend” an improved offer from its top shareholder, Jiangxi...

December 12, 2025

How tight supply, AI demand propelled copper towards...

Copper is closing in on the $12,000 a metric ton mark as expectations of soaring demand from data centres...

December 12, 2025

Mining Engineering’s Weekly Rundown: Episode 32...

Welcome to Mining Engineering’s Weekly Rundown, where we break down the latest news shaping the mining...

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