Chinese authorities have unveiled a massive expansion of the nation’s critical mineral reserves, announcing what geologists describe as a “super-large” discovery of rare earths, fluorite, and baryte in Sichuan province, alongside a significant antimony find in Gansu. The announcement, made on Friday, comes as Beijing and Washington intensify their rivalry over control of the supply […]
Australia-based Neometals is re-entering upstream resource development through a new joint venture in the United States, targeting lithium and potash production as part of its broader critical minerals strategy. The company has agreed to earn a 51% stake in Utah Brine Corporation by investing up to $2 million over three years under a binding deal […]
President Donald Trump’s assertion that U.S. companies will gain access to Venezuela’s vast oil reserves has seemingly sealed the wider belief that energy triggered the current row. But there’s more to it, an uncertain prize: the country’s largely uncharted mineral and metals wealth. Beyond crude, Venezuela is believed to hold deposits of minerals and metals […]
Australia has identified antimony, gallium and rare earth elements as priority materials for its planned A$1.2 billion ($802 million) critical minerals reserve, underscoring its ambition to play a stabilising role in increasingly fragile global supply chains. The announcement was made on Monday as Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepared to join finance ministers from the Group of […]