Why are the Russians rushing to mine rare earths in the Arctic?December 8, 2025 9:52 amArctic Business JournalBy Lukas Wahden
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Moscow’s new “roadmap” towards independence from China and leverage with the U.S.
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Gold, Guns, And Gangs: How Illegal Mining Is Fueling Insecurity In NigeriaDecember 8, 2025 7:59 amThe News ChronicleNineteen Northern State Governors alongside their traditional rulers met in Kaduna last week Monday to rub minds and possibly work out practical solutions to the insecurity crisis that has not only engulfed the region, but threatening to consume it. At the …
Market Close: It’s Week 50 of the year!; Fed cut likely (RBA not so much) & rare earths jitters?December 8, 2025 7:47 amThe Market HeraldJoin our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insights
Good Afternoon and welcome to Market Close for Monday of Week 50, I’m Jon Davidson. We get the RBA rate call tomorrow and I’m not going to bother talking about prediction markets …
LG Energy Solution breaks deeper into Mercedes mass-market EV lineupDecember 8, 2025 7:00 amKorea HeraldGerman carmaker expands partnership with Korean firm amid tightening carbon rules, rising China risk
LG Energy Solution has secured an additional 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) battery supply contract with Mercedes-Benz — likely targeting midpriced electric …
Closing Bell: Market sinks as traders brace for RBA and US Fed meetingsDecember 8, 2025 6:18 amStockheadASX traders are holding their breath ahead of an RBA meeting on Tuesday and a US Fed rate decision on Thursday. Pic: Getty Images
ASX slips 0.12%, closing near session highs
Lithium gains, while other commodities slide
Strong rotation into defensive …
Venus gold royalty steals the spotlight in QGold takeover tussleDecember 8, 2025 5:13 amThe West AustralianIf QGold was hoping for a quick resolution to its unsolicited takeover bid for gold junior Venus Metals, it will likely be a little disappointed after Venus today tabled a string of value drivers lurking within its books that management says makes QGold’s …
Flinders University researchers use mining waste in concrete productionDecember 8, 2025 5:11 amFacility ManagementA team of researchers from Flinders University have found an innovative way to repurpose mining waste and use it in the production of concrete. Dr Aliakbar Gholampour from Flinders University’s College of Science and Engineering found that Delithiated β- …
ASX slides on rate fears, Bass Oil doublesDecember 8, 2025 3:18 amTownsville BulletinUS interest rate cuts coming, but Australia could face rate hikes
Telcos rise as retailers feel the squeeze
National Storage sold for $4 billion cash deal
The ASX slipped about 0.35% by Monday lunchtime in the east as Wall Street continued to inch towards …
Gale to guide BRX drillingDecember 8, 2025 12:42 amTownsville BulletinSpecial Report: Belararox has appointed former Latin Resources managing director Chris Gale as its executive director to help guide a new round of drilling activity across its projects.
Former Latin Resources MD Chris Gale joins Belararox as exec director …
Kairos Minerals secures mining agreement with Nyamal Aboriginal...December 8, 2025 12:14 amProactive AustraliaKairos Minerals Ltd (ASX:KAI, OTCQB:KAIFF) has signed a Mining Agreement with Nyamal Aboriginal Corporation (NAC) covering the Mt York Gold Project in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
NAC represents the Nyamal People, the Traditional Owners of the country …
How XCMG is breaking ground with its approach to net-zeroDecember 7, 2025 10:26 pmAustralia MiningXCMG Australia is tackling zero-emissions with innovation, precision engineering. Image: XCMG
The mining industry’s journey to achieve net-zero is undoubtedly a challenge, but it’s one XCMG Australia is tackling head-on.
The Australian mining industry is …
Drilling hits wide zone of mineralisation in new area well outside resourceDecember 7, 2025 10:06 pmEIN PresswireChibougamau Copper-Gold Project, Canada HIGHLIGHTS:
Ongoing resource growth drilling at Cedar Bay has intersected a wide zone of mineralisation in what appears to be a new parallel zone:
28.9m at 2.5g/t AuEq (1.0g/t Au, 1.0% Cu & 12.0g/t Ag …
Race for critical mineralsputting the planet at riskDecember 7, 2025 9:22 pmOman ObserverThe environmental and human toll of mineral extraction is becoming clearer – and more alarming – by the day. Roughly 60 per cent of Ghana’s waterways are now heavily polluted due to gold mining along riverbanks. In Peru, many communities have lost access …
Permit consultation for Suez battery recycling facilityDecember 7, 2025 8:53 pmWaste PlanningThe Environment Agency has opened a consultation on Suez Recycling and Recovery UK’s application for a permit to operate a lithium-ion battery recycling facility at its Sidegate Lane waste transfer station in Northamptonshire.
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BHP shares surge 8% on their way to reclaiming the No. 1 title from CBADecember 7, 2025 8:50 pmThe Motley Fool AustraliaBHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) shares rose 7.61% last week to close at a new 52-week high of $44.84 on Friday. The market's largest mining stock was not alone in this feat. Fellow ASX 200 heavyweight iron ore shares Fortescue Ltd (ASX: FMG) and Rio Tinto Ltd …
This obscure ASX mining stock has rocketed by 95% in just one month. Here's why.December 7, 2025 8:19 pmThe Motley Fool AustraliaA swarm of metals have been shining brightly throughout 2025. From gold and silver to rare earths, copper, and even a long-awaited rebound in lithium. Commodity markets have been rocking. And some ASX mining stocks with exposure to these resources have …
Beyond Barrels: India and Russia Build A New Energy PlaybookDecember 7, 2025 7:01 pmIOLManish Vaid
As India hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 4-5 for the 23rd annual India-Russia Summit, the discourse is moving beyond old practices in the energy industry. Rising demand for clean power and secure supply chains is pushing the …
Smartphone Battery Life Leads 2025 Innovations Over AI FeaturesDecember 7, 2025 1:32 pmWebProNewsThe Silent Power Struggle: Why Smartphone Battery Life Trumps All Other Innovations
In an era where smartphone manufacturers bombard consumers with promises of revolutionary cameras, lightning-fast processors, and artificial intelligence that anticipates …
European Commission preparing strategy to reduce dependence on Chinese critical raw materialsDecember 7, 2025 11:42 amGCNThe European Commission has begun drafting a strategy to cut the EU’s dependency on China for supplier-critical raw materials, to be finalized in early 2026. The strategy will contain plans to diversify the EU’s sourcing, increase EU production, and expand …
Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western HemisphereDecember 7, 2025 11:09 amLethbridge HeraldBy Canadian Press on December 7, 2025.
OTTAWA — Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, says a new report from the Canadian Council for the Americas.
“Latin America is the neglected … close cousin of Canada,” said Janice Stein, …
Swadeshi strategy emerges key to closing Bharat’s Rs 8.36 lakh crore trade gapDecember 7, 2025 8:45 amOrganiser WeeklySwadeshi is often misunderstood as a nostalgic call to return to the past. In the 21st century, however, Swadeshi is neither isolationism nor anti-trade sentiment. It is a strategic economic doctrine that focuses on strengthening domestic capabilities, …
New road to Kabul: India balances commerce, strategy and Afghan voicesDecember 7, 2025 2:50 amThe Economic TimesMushtaq Karim (name changed), 34, stood behind his display of apricots, figs, cherries and dates—chatting, joking and highlighting the nutritional value of the produce. At the bustling India International Trade Fair in Delhi, the stall where he worked as a …
Experts make major discovery while experimenting with EV battery waste: 'We asked a basic question'December 7, 2025 1:00 amThe Cool Down - OregonResearchers have discovered a new way to efficiently recycle electric vehicle batteries that eschews the usual need for corrosive acids, according to AZoMaterials.
Usually, batteries are shredded, and successive acid treatments extract specific elements.
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Why this diesel fitter traded his V8 Silverado for a BYD Shark 6December 6, 2025 10:34 pmPerthNowRockhampton’s Scott Jones has owned a few diesels over the years and but has worked on them continuously for most of his adult life. Scott is a diesel fitter who mostly works on large mining vehicles, and this is the story of how a diesel expert chose a …
Nigeria’s Minerals Draw Growing U.S. Attention as Global Co...December 6, 2025 9:26 pmModern GhanaAs the world accelerates toward electric vehicles, renewable energy and advanced digital technologies, a new kind of geopolitics is taking shape one centered not on oil, but on minerals. From lithium to gold, tin, tantalum and rare earth elements, Nigeria’ …
In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, mining revenue is helping to fund rebel groupsDecember 6, 2025 6:06 pmGlobal VoicesThe ongoing security crisis in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deepened, with two rebel groups, the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and the 23 March Movement (M23), which are both opposed to the ruling regime, now working …
Trump Was Right to Slam the Brakes on Fuel-Efficiency StandardsDecember 6, 2025 4:04 pmTownhallIt's a move the President says will make new vehicles less expensive for Americans, and put Americans behind the wheel of cars they actually want to drive.
That's only a problem if you're a Democrat working at the New York Times, who suddenly …
The Matter on Royalty Percentage Causing Undue Delay in Rati...December 6, 2025 2:17 pmModern GhanaThe undue ongoing delay in the Ratification of Ghana’s first Lithium Deal since 2023 is untenable. It gives Ghana a bad name or a general negative perception both locally and internationally. Largely due to concerns over loss economic opportunities …
Oxfam in Ghana and partners close Fair4All Project in Accra December 6, 2025 1:39 pmGhana News AgencyBy Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA
Accra, Dec. 4 GNA – Oxfam in Ghana has commemorated the closure of its Fair4All (F4All) project in Accra highlighting improved women participation in the extractive and mining sectors.
The project, implemented in the …
Transparency issues haunt Malawi’s extractive industryDecember 6, 2025 12:27 pmThe Times Group MalawiMalawi’s commitment to transparency in the extractive sector is under renewed scrutiny after the latest Malawi Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MWEITI) reports revealed widespread refusal by companies—and even a key government department— to …
Congress, Villaverde and Milei.December 6, 2025 9:28 amBuenos Aires TimesThis was going to be the last column in this series on the assumption that with the deputies swearing in last Wednesday (and the senators already installed five days previously), everything would be in place in the new Congress and end of story. But quite …
Kogi: A ‘gateway’ under attackDecember 6, 2025 6:07 amDaily TrustAs a state that shares borders with no less than nine states, serving as a major link between the North and South, Kogi State has become a significant route for thousands who pass through it to get to their destinations on a daily basis.
For years the …
Nevada Sunrise Clarifies Investor Relations AgreementDecember 6, 2025 4:19 amInvesting News NetworkNevada Sunrise Metals Corporation (TSXV: NEV,OTC:NVSGF) (OTC Pink: NVSGF) ("Nevada Sunrise" or the "Company") announced today that at the request of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") the Company hereby provides additional …
Seabed Mining Meets Reality: What the Technoeconomic Evidence ShowsDecember 6, 2025 2:54 amCleanTechnicaSupport CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe.
I was pleased to be asked to complete the technoeconomic assessment of seabed mining by the National Ocean Protection Coalition and to join the webinar discussing its results. …
Playback: Newsfile discussed petitions against the OSP, EC heads, and 2025 WASSCE resultsDecember 5, 2025 11:43 pmMyJoyOnlineThis Saturday on Newsfile, we stepped into a pivotal moment for Ghana’s democracy, education, and natural-resource governance. Three national flashpoints, all demanding clarity, accountability, and bold conversation.
First, the petitions are shaking the …
Student-led amendment effort pushes ahead after attorney general rejectionsDecember 5, 2025 11:02 pmKUAF - ArkansasFour University of Arkansas students are gaining experience in the civic process. Sophomore Kevin Durden, along with juniors Wyatt Rice, Sydney Stewart and Muskan Taori, have drafted a ballot measure titled the Amendment to Keep Arkansas Natural. It's …
Chinese lithium miner weighs claim against Chilean groupDecember 5, 2025 10:17 pmGlobal Arbitration ReviewAtacama desert, Chile (Credit: Shutterstock/streetflash)
A Chinese mining company says it may pursue arbitration against Chile’s SQM over a deal that allows a state-owned entity to take majority control of one of the world’s largest lithium mines.
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US plans more stakes in critical mineral companiesDecember 5, 2025 9:59 pmTaipei TimesThe US government plans to take more equity stakes in critical minerals companies, a White House official said on Thursday, calling the once-rare move necessary to counter China’s dominance in the raw materials used in everything from semiconductors to MRI …
Usha Resources Provides Corporate UpdatesDecember 5, 2025 8:38 pmInvesting News NetworkVANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / Usha Resources Ltd.("Usha", "USHA" or the "Company") (TSXV:USHA,OTC:USHAF)(OTCQB:USHAF)(FSE:JO0), a North American mineral acquisition and exploration company, …
Critical Elements Announces Closing of C$7.0 Million Bought Deal Life Private PlacementDecember 5, 2025 8:38 pmInvesting News NetworkNOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR DISSEMINATION DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES. MONTRÉAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / December 5, 2025 / …
Uncle Sam Wants More Rare Earth Stocks — Trump White House Plans StakesDecember 5, 2025 7:50 pmBenzingaThe U.S. government is planning to acquire more equity stakes in critical minerals companies, a White House official stated on Thursday.
Government investment in public companies was once unusual, but is now considered necessary to challenge China’s …
US and European imperialists weaponise “human rights” following Tanzania’s post-election massacreDecember 5, 2025 7:14 pmWorld Socialist Web SiteThe US and European Union (EU) have mounted a cynical “human-rights” campaign against President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) government, exploiting Tanzania’s brutal post—October 29 election crackdown that has reportedly killed …
Up 300% in 6 months! This soaring ASX lithium stock just took a major step to productionDecember 5, 2025 7:12 pmThe Motley Fool AustraliaImage source: Getty Images Lithium stocks have been on a tear over the past few months. For instance, take leading ASX 200 lithium miner Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS). Shares in the company have jumped by 181% since early June, climbing to $3.80 per …
The Critical-Minerals Race Is Putting the Planet at RiskDecember 5, 2025 7:02 pmProject SyndicateAs governments weaken environmental protections to promote new mining projects, the global scramble for critical minerals is deepening social divides and harming vital ecosystems. Only reduced consumption and robust, enforceable rules can prevent long-term …