Canada's prime minister, Mark Carney Canada's prime minister, Mark Carney
AMERICAS

Canada to boost defence spending

Likely boost for critical minerals

18 February 2026
BRE adds to Brazilian REE bonanza
AMERICAS

BRE adds to Brazilian REE bonanza

Ultra-high grade extension as Monte Alto’s scale grows

18 February 2026
US President Donald Trump
SAFETY

US surface mining reclamation rules change 'to cut red tape'

Announcement by Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

18 February 2026
The project is estimated to create 1000 jobs over its lifetime.
AFRICA

SRK review of Qala Shallows suggests site is 'operationally de-risked'

The review assessed whether any risks could undermine funding and long-term operation at the site

18 February 2026
The US fuel blockade of Cuba has hit the Moa nickel cobalt mine
AMERICAS

US fuel blockade hits Cuban cobalt

Moa nickel/cobalt mine, 50% owned by Canada's Sherritt, pauses operations as fuel deliveries cease

18 February 2026
BRE adds to Brazilian REE bonanza
AMERICAS

BRE adds to Brazilian REE bonanza

Ultra-high grade extension as Monte Alto’s scale grows

18 February 2026
US President Donald Trump
SAFETY

US surface mining reclamation rules change 'to cut red tape'

Announcement by Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

18 February 2026
AFRICA

SRK review of Qala Shallows suggests site is 'operationally de-risked'

18 February 2026
AMERICAS

US fuel blockade hits Cuban cobalt

18 February 2026
Copper wire.
PROCESSING

Copper stocks at all time high

TCs/RCs at record low, sulphuric acid gaining

17 February 2026
SURFACE

Tribe Tech bought out of administration

Wilxpro buys Northern Ireland-based autonomous mining equipment manufacturer for £160,000 plus debt

17 February 2026
SURFACE

'A quiet revolution': Explosives giant BME at Indaba

African growth, Hypex Bio, and the partnerships that matter for South Africa's blasting manufacturer

17 February 2026
PROCESSING

5,300m above sea level, Weir installs China's largest mill pump

High altitudes and freezing conditions

17 February 2026
SURFACE

Inside ABB's electrification of Thacker Pass

The huge lithium project is getting underway

16 February 2026
The platform is designed to sit alongside existing enterprise systems
OPERATIONS

Krank launches Inspeq platform for 'control-tower oversight'

Inspeq is an operational control layer that connects frontline activity to management

18 February 2026
OPERATIONS

BHP shares spike on higher dividend, major silver deal

Wheaton to fork out US$4.3 billion for silver stream as copper drives BHP profit growth

17 February 2026
OPERATIONS

Tivan dishes out contracts for Molyhil scoping study

SRK Consulting and GR Engineering Services saddle up

16 February 2026
OPERATIONS

Vale's profit falls 67% in 2025, to $1.98 billion

Company had a loss of $3.8 billion in Q4, with a write-down of $3.5 billion in nickel assets

13 February 2026
MANAGEMENT

Mining's talent crunch a hot boardroom topic

MPI Recruitment’s Steve Heather says structural change is needed

13 February 2026
The ARTEV1000 vehicle
TECHNOLOGY

Newmont deploying Jevons' explosives robot

Marks Jevons' second commercial deployment of its ARTEV platform

18 February 2026
TECHNOLOGY

Seequent's integration of lab and field geotechnical data

Major update to geotechnical data management solution OpenGround

17 February 2026
SURFACE

OES's 'new iteration of fleet management systems'

OES chief executive Vladimir Svintsov on its AI-powered fleet optimisation offering

16 February 2026
TECHNOLOGY

Sandvik bags South African simulator outfit

ThroughTec also provides training

12 February 2026
TECHNOLOGY

Fleet Space and Vedanta team up on Zambian copper

VEdanta's CopperTech and Axiom Group will work with Fleet Space to accelerate exploration

12 February 2026
A conveyor belt and stockpile in a copper mine in Chile
OPINION

Early action can significantly reduce increasing lead times for critical mineral projects

Findings from 226 projects

11 February 2026
OPINION

Fear at work is a hidden safety risk — and it helps explain why hazards go unreported

Creating safer workplaces requires cultures where speaking up is not punished, dismissed or ignored

22 January 2026
ENVIRONMENT

A 'cosmic clock' in tiny crystals has revealed the rise and fall of Australia's ancient landscapes

New technique explains the world’s largest zircon mine: Iluka Resources' Jacinth-Ambrosia

16 January 2026
OPINION

Rio Glencore merger: copper rush means all bets are off in M&A

Glencore takeover would tarnish Trott’s ‘back to basics’ image, but the red metal might be worth it

09 January 2026
OPINION

Resource nationalism gets serious

Access to minerals will be key consideration in US approach to Venezuela, Greenland

08 January 2026

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Canada's prime minister, Mark Carney
AMERICAS

Canada to boost defence spending

Likely boost for critical minerals

18 February 2026
AMERICAS

BRE adds to Brazilian REE bonanza

Ultra-high grade extension as Monte Alto’s scale grows

18 February 2026
AFRICA

SRK review of Qala Shallows suggests site is 'operationally de-risked'

The review assessed whether any risks could undermine funding and long-term operation at the site

18 February 2026
AMERICAS

US fuel blockade hits Cuban cobalt

Moa nickel/cobalt mine, 50% owned by Canada's Sherritt, pauses operations as fuel deliveries cease

18 February 2026
ASIA

Barrick's dilemma in Pakistan

What next for Reko Diq as Trump wades in

17 February 2026
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Futureproof surveillance technology for mining operations

Escalating demand requires mine operators to rethink their physical security strategy.

US President Donald Trump
SAFETY

US surface mining reclamation rules change 'to cut red tape'

Announcement by Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

18 February 2026
ENVIRONMENT

Thiess goes full circle at Muswellbrook

Started mining at the site in 1944

12 February 2026
COMMUNITY

ERG and DRC's Entreprise Générale du Cobalt sign MoU to formalise artisanal mining

ERG will not be using artisanal miners in its operation

11 February 2026
SAFETY

Bodies of Vizsla Silver workers found

Sinaloa cartel power struggle

10 February 2026
ENVIRONMENT

Manuka's Taranaki sand mining dream washed up

NZ panel recommends refusal of offshore extraction over 'unmanageable' environmental concerns

06 February 2026