The EC has closed the second round of applications for strategic status under the CRMA The EC has closed the second round of applications for strategic status under the CRMA
EUROPE

Flurry of applications as EU strategic project round closes

Eurobattery, Metals One and Boliden among those to have submitted projects for CRMA strategic status

16 January 2026
Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 209, located 2.8 billion light-years away in the constellation Cetus
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
The Bisie North tin project in the DRC
AFRICA

Rome Resources shares spike on drill campaign

Tin prices now over £50,000/t

16 January 2026
Nuton Technology has developed a process to extract copper using bacteria.
PROCESSING

Amazon taps into Rio's bacteria-powered copper extraction tech

AWS will buy copper for components at its US data centres

16 January 2026
Energy Fuels positions itself as 'low cost' rare earth producer
PROCESSING

Energy Fuels positions itself as 'low cost' rare earth producer

Circuit expansion feasibility study shows lower capex, low-cost production

16 January 2026
Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 209, located 2.8 billion light-years away in the constellation Cetus
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
The Bisie North tin project in the DRC
AFRICA

Rome Resources shares spike on drill campaign

Tin prices now over £50,000/t

16 January 2026
PROCESSING

Amazon taps into Rio's bacteria-powered copper extraction tech

16 January 2026
PROCESSING

Energy Fuels positions itself as 'low cost' rare earth producer

16 January 2026
Energy Fuels positions itself as 'low cost' rare earth producer
PROCESSING

Energy Fuels positions itself as 'low cost' rare earth producer

Circuit expansion feasibility study shows lower capex, low-cost production

16 January 2026
TECHNOLOGY

Work begins on first Fortescue wind farm

The answers for Fortescue are blowing in the wind off Nullagine

16 January 2026
PROCESSING

Amazon taps into Rio's bacteria-powered copper extraction tech

AWS will buy copper for components at its US data centres

16 January 2026
PROCESSING

Metso in €128M Maaden win

Amid contract wins, Metso celebrates start-up of world’s largest copper flash smelting furnace

15 January 2026
PROCESSING

METLEN gets EIB funding for gallium plant

€90 million in financing approved for Aluminium of Greece complex

15 January 2026
Representatives from Weir & Olayan pictured on stage at the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh.
OPERATIONS

Jon Stanton on Weir's Saudi Arabia expansion

Glasgow-headquartered OEM signs JV with Saudi Arabia's Olayan at FMF 2026

15 January 2026
MANAGEMENT

FMF Great Debate: are mining companies 'nation-building'?

White House, Codelco, Vale and others speak on critical minerals and nation building

14 January 2026
OPERATIONS

Monadelphous deepens Rio Tinto ties

Locks in five-year maintenance services contract worth $300 million

14 January 2026
MANAGEMENT

Future Minerals Framework emerges as 100 countries meet in Saudi Arabia

Mining ministers agree on a new framework on minerals, traceability and investment at FMF 2026

13 January 2026
OPERATIONS

Thiess to stay at Mount Pleasant another six years

The new, expanded contract will run to the end of 2031

12 January 2026
Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 209, located 2.8 billion light-years away in the constellation Cetus
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
TECHNOLOGY

Work begins on first Fortescue wind farm

The answers for Fortescue are blowing in the wind off Nullagine

16 January 2026
TECHNOLOGY

Kal Tire and Decoda bring HaulSight to site

Autonomous haul road hazard detector could increase truck productivity and tyre life

14 January 2026
TECHNOLOGY

RCT's shutdown system starts up at McArthur River

“It should be a standard safety feature on all bulldozers and graders.”

13 January 2026
TECHNOLOGY

FMF kicks off with Barometer launch, World Bank and ICMM open roundtable

The world's latest major mining conference in Saudi Arabia kicks off

13 January 2026
Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 209, located 2.8 billion light-years away in the constellation Cetus
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
OPINION

Why your net zero project isn't working

Some common pitfalls and how to avoid them

18 December 2025
OPINION

Kyrgyzstan steps forward in the critical minerals race

Kyrgyz Republic Minister Meder Mashiev writes on its plan to build a modern critical minerals sector

04 December 2025

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The Bisie North tin project in the DRC
AFRICA

Rome Resources shares spike on drill campaign

Tin prices now over £50,000/t

16 January 2026
EUROPE

Flurry of applications as EU strategic project round closes

Eurobattery, Metals One and Boliden among those to have submitted projects for CRMA strategic status

16 January 2026
ASIA

Saudi Arabia launches last-mile mining infrastructure plan

"Spread this energy," says Saudi Arabia's mining minister at the close of Future Minerals Forum 2026

15 January 2026
ASIA

Northern Graphite to build $200M battery anode plant in Saudi Arabia

Term sheet signed between Northern Graphite and Al Obeikan Group at FMF 2026

15 January 2026
AMERICAS

Tariffs out, price floors in: Trump pivots on critical minerals

US wants allies onboard by mid-year

15 January 2026
PARTNER CONTENT

Bringing the future to mining customers

Saso Kitanoski, Metso’s President, Consumables sits down with Mining Magazine to share his insights on industry trends

PARTNER CONTENT

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Buzzing Perth roundtable picks the brains of sector leaders to help shape the resources

PARTNER CONTENT

Navachab Gold Mine boosts recovery & cuts OPEX with STEINERT's sensor sorting technology

Navachab Gold Mine, a low-grade gold ore operation, upgrades its very low-grade ore resources using STEINERT’s suite of innovative dry sorting processes.

PARTNER CONTENT

Vale's circular mining vision: turning waste to value

Vale’s Bruno Pelli shares how circular practices turn mining tailings and waste into

Hubble Space Telescope image of Abell 209, located 2.8 billion light-years away in the constellation Cetus
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
ENVIRONMENT

Newmont emerges unscathed from Boddington bushfire

The bushfire on December 15 was sparked by a lightning strike and is still active, DFES warns

07 January 2026
ENVIRONMENT

Swedish pilot backs non-cyanide gold leaching with 92% recovery

Chromafora is using a thiosulfate-based solution for gold leaching

22 December 2025
TECHNOLOGY

Strathclyde prof wins £3M grant for mine waste carbon capture

Thirteen Green Fellows announced by the Royal Academy of Engineering

19 December 2025
ENVIRONMENT

A new model for closure planning in Australia

Mining Magazine speaks with RCEAM team

18 December 2025