Sustainability & ESG in mining: What the Metals & Mining Meet 2026 is focusing onFebruary 18, 2026 6:53 amETInfra.comGlobal Mining eventAs India accelerates toward its $5 trillion GDP milestone and the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision, sustainability and ESG in mining are emerging as central pillars of growth. The ET Infra Global Metals & Mining Meet 2026, scheduled for …
Closing Bell: Earnings season pumps up the volume as banks amplify gainsFebruary 18, 2026 6:12 amStockheadBanks and tech stocks power ASX higher
NAB hits record; Superloop and Netwealth rally on strong results
Santos cuts workforce as wage growth trails inflation
The ASX extended its three-day winning streak on February 18, closing 0.53% higher as a heavy …
Fremont resident warns about energy projectsFebruary 18, 2026 5:35 amSanilac County News - MichiganDear Editor: It’s not a “Wonderful Life” what’s coming: 656 ft wind turbines (offshore-sized, never used in Michigan towns); massive solar arrays; Lithium battery storage facilities (fire, explosion, contamination risks); crypto mining & data centers ( …
American Tungsten Drills High Grades at IMA: A New Chapter for U.S. Domestic Supply?February 18, 2026 5:17 amSkillings Mining Review - FloridaThe United States hasn't produced a pound of tungsten domestically since 2015. That's eleven years of complete dependence on imports for a metal that hardens drill bits, strengthens armor plating, and keeps half the aerospace industry functional. …
The ‘Brownfield’ Trap: Why Capex is Exploding at Existing Mines as New Projects StallFebruary 18, 2026 5:17 amSkillings Mining Review - FloridaThe mining industry has a problem nobody wants to talk about. While metal demand is surging: driven by electrification, defense spending, and industrial reshoring: capital isn't flowing to new mines. It's flowing into old ones.
According to recent …
China’s renewable energy outpaces coalFebruary 18, 2026 5:17 amThe Australian Mining Review$2.75m for Sayona lithium projects
ASX-LISTED lithium company Sayona Mining is to bid for the North American lithium mine in Québec, Canada, after securing $2.75m of funding from a New York-based investor. Sayona Mining said the funding injection reflects …
Junk to high-tech: India bets on e-waste for critical mineralsFebruary 18, 2026 4:36 amDigital JournalWorkers dismantle discarded monitors at 'Ecowork', an e-waste recycling facility in Ghaziabad, India - Copyright AFP Punit PARANJPE
Arunabh SAIKIA and Uzmi ATHAR
Hundreds of discarded batteries rattle along a conveyor belt into a crusher in a …
ElevenEs brings heavyweights on board LFP battery cell factory projectFebruary 18, 2026 4:35 amBalkan Green Energy NewsFollowing a show of support from the European Commission and the Development Agency of Serbia in October and a strategic deal with ChemVolt Global, ElevenEs accelerated its scaling activities and international expansion plans. It has just completed the …
Indonesia tightens control on nickel as the US and China scramble for critical mineralsFebruary 18, 2026 4:18 amAssociated PressHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Indonesia is tightening state control over the world’s largest nickel supply after years of betting the metal would anchor a homegrown electric-vehicle industry, and just as global demand begins shifting away from heavy reliance on …
Pioneer Minerals: Securing the American frontier with a critical minerals powerhouseFebruary 18, 2026 4:07 amThe Market HeraldJoin our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insights
In the high-stakes theatre of global trade we’ve already seen in the 2020s, the map of influence is being redrawn around a handful of elements most people have never seen, yet no …
Lunch Wrap: Big banks and CSL light up as ASX edges higherFebruary 18, 2026 3:13 amStockheadBig banks have lit up on Wednesday. (But remember, smoking is "not big or clever", okay kids?) Pic: Getty Images
ASX edges higher as banks do the heavy lifting
NAB jumps 5% to record highs after $2bn quarter
CSL gains on US$100m Eli Lilly …
Ghanaian Economist Warns Africa: Export Bans Are Not Industrial PolicyFebruary 18, 2026 2:05 amNews GhanaA Ghanaian economist has delivered a sharp warning to African governments at the continent’s most influential mining conference, cautioning that banning raw mineral exports without first building the infrastructure to process them will simply reroute trade …
Ghanaian Economist to Africa: Turn the Great Powers’ Desperation Into InfrastructureFebruary 18, 2026 2:05 amNews GhanaA Ghanaian economist has told African governments they are sitting on the strongest negotiating position the continent has held in decades and must stop squandering it on symbolic agreements that deliver nothing for ordinary citizens.
Theophilus Acheampong …
Project Vault: What the New Critical Minerals Reserve Means for Energy and Manufacturing CompaniesFebruary 18, 2026 1:20 amJD Supra - CaliforniaOn February 2, the Trump administration launched Project Vault, a new federal initiative intended to address growing global competition, particularly with China, for strategic and critical minerals. Implemented in coordination with the Export‑Import Bank …
Western Yilgarn adds muscle to critical minerals position with cobalt, scandium and nickelFebruary 17, 2026 11:52 pmStockheadWYX has strengthened its critical minerals position on identifying cobalt, scandium and nickel. Pic: Getty Images
Rock chips add cobalt, scandium and nickel to mix at Ida Holmes Junction
Strong critical minerals position enhanced
Company will evaluate …
Mining more value from Schlam ProductsFebruary 17, 2026 11:50 pmAustralia MiningA Schlam technical service representative scanning a Hercules mining truck bed to collect data for asset management. Image: Schlam.
Schlam is reshaping the Hercules truck bed and Barracuda Bucket design from first load to end-of-life recovery.
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Province fast-tracks Great Bear gold project near Red LakeFebruary 17, 2026 11:41 pmNWOnewswatchKinross Gold wants to develop its Great Bear property into a mine that could produce millions of ounces of gold.
RED LAKE — The Great Bear gold mine project 24 kilometres southeast of Red Lake is getting fast-tracked under the province’s “One Project, One …
Beyond Diamonds: Botswana’s High-Stakes Gamble on Critical Mineral ExplorationFebruary 17, 2026 11:40 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBotswana built an economy on diamonds. Now it's betting everything that what's under those diamond deposits matters more than the stones themselves.
The world's top diamond producer by value is staring down a crisis that won't fix itself …
2026 Critical Minerals Ministerial: Inside the 54-Nation FORGE Alliance to Break the China ChokeholdFebruary 17, 2026 11:40 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaOn February 4, 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio convened 54 countries and the European Commission in Washington for a single purpose: to coordinate an exit strategy from China's stranglehold on critical minerals processing. The result wasn't …
Premier African Minerals plans $13.4 Million for Zulu Lithium RevampFebruary 17, 2026 11:36 pmMining ZimbabwePremier African Minerals Limited has set a $13.4 million interim budget for the six months to July 2026 to sustain critical operations at its Zulu lithium project near Bulawayo, as the company seeks to steady its finances after production setbacks and …
The Technology That Could Transform Western Canada Into a Lithium PowerhouseFebruary 17, 2026 10:51 pmCanadian Process Equipment & Control NewsA cleaner, more efficient approach to extracting lithium is edging toward large-scale commercial use, potentially opening the door to significant mineral production across Western Canada.
The technology in question, known as direct lithium extraction (DLE …
Ontario to fasttrack approvals for Kinross' Red Lake mine projectFebruary 17, 2026 9:29 pmSudbury.comGreat Bear project poised to be 500,000-ounce producer and transformational development
Kinross Gold’s Great Bear project, outside Red Lake, is the third mine proposal to be designated under the province’s One Project, One Process (1P1P) framework.
The …
Private US mining company seeks exclusive access to Belgium’s Africa Museum archivesFebruary 17, 2026 9:22 pmThe BulletinThe millions of colonial archives lying in the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren are at the heart of a tug-of-war between Belgium, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and an American private company, reports RTBF.
The dispute over the digitalisation of the …
Volta Metals launches gallium bioleaching tests at Laurentian UniversityFebruary 17, 2026 7:11 pmThe Sudbury StarBreadcrumb Trail Links
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Program evaluating whether bacteria and other non‑invasive reagents can efficiently extract gallium — a highly sought‑after critical metal
Laurentian University professor Vasu Appanna in this file photo. Gino Donato …
Rare Earth Materials You “Save” When You Choose RefurbishedFebruary 17, 2026 7:02 pmABC MoneyIn the tech world, nothing ever happens in isolation. When a new smartphone is launched, you can be sure that it has its no-so-small effects on the environment in multiple ways. You may view a new smartphone as a feature in terms of benefits and a price …
Oil Field Waste Could Fuel New Industry In North Dakota, Proponents SayFebruary 17, 2026 6:26 pmThe Roundup - MontanaBy Jacob Orledge, northdakotamonitor.com
An unwanted byproduct of North Dakota's oil field could be the key to unlocking a new industry in the state within the next few years.
An international company is proposing to begin extracting lithium, a key …
Argentina’s pioneering glacier law on the line as Milei bets on copper rushFebruary 17, 2026 6:13 pmClimate Home NewsArgentine lawmakers are set to vote this week on government proposals to weaken a landmark law that bans mining on and around glaciers, days after President Javier Milei’s libertarian administration signed a critical minerals supply deal with the US.
Milei …
The Age of KleptocracyFebruary 17, 2026 5:13 pmForeign AffairsAnalysts have long struggled to characterize U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. Because Trump pointedly rejects liberal-internationalist sensibilities, many have associated him with some form of realism, understood as the pursuit of the national …
‘What have I done to you?’February 17, 2026 5:03 pmGhana MMAThe Minority Leader in Parliament and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has revealed that Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah once approached him to question why the Minority was calling for his removal from office.
Speaking in …
Sibanye-Stillwater reports sizeable platinum, gold reserves and resourcesFebruary 17, 2026 4:19 pmEngineering NewsJOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Sizeable group minerals resources and reserves were reported on Tuesday by mining company Sibanye-Stillwater.
The four-element platinum group metals (PGMs) at the South African PGM operations of the Johannesburg- and New …
China and India partnering on EVs is key to cleaning up global transportFebruary 17, 2026 4:07 pmChina Dialogue OceanOn my first visit to India, I was greeted at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi airport by a display of two electric cars made by BYD, a company headquartered in my home city of Shenzhen, China.
That small moment reflects a broader reality. China and India, as the …
The ‘Boardroom Arms Race’: Why Critical Mineral Juniors Are Snapping Up Retired GeneralsFebruary 17, 2026 3:54 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaA quiet pattern is emerging across the junior mining space, and it has nothing to do with drill results or resource estimates.
Critical mineral explorers are adding retired military brass to their boards at an accelerating pace. Former generals. …
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Goldman Sachs Is Raising Price Targets 10%+ on 4 Blue Chip Dividend StocksFebruary 17, 2026 1:36 pm24/7 Wall St.Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is the world’s second-largest investment bank by revenue and ranks 55th on the Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations by total revenue. The Wall Street white-glove giant offers financing, advisory services, risk …
Spotlight on Africa: the race for Africa's critical mineralsFebruary 17, 2026 1:35 pmRFIIn this episode of Spotlight on Africa, we're looking at the race for critical minerals on the continent. In the first week of February, around forty African delegations were invited to Washington DC for a summit dedicated to the issue. The leaders of …
EAU Lithium executes negotiation agreement with YLBFebruary 17, 2026 11:29 amGlobal Mining ReviewEAU Lithium Pty Ltd (EAU Lithium) has signed an agreement with Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB), Bolivia’s state-owned lithium company.
The agreement sets out how the two parties will conduct formal discussions towards a possible future contract for …
How VFEX Can Make Zimbabwe a Mineral Price-Setter, Not Just a Price-TakerFebruary 17, 2026 11:25 amMining ZimbabweFor decades, Zimbabwe has played the role of price-taker in global mineral markets. Its lithium, gold, platinum, and chrome are priced in London, Shanghai, or New York, determined by trading floors thousands of kilometres away, reflecting supply and demand …
Albemarle Reshapes Lithium Footprint While Targeting Future Profitability And GrowthFebruary 17, 2026 8:31 amYahoo Sports - CanadaGet insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St.
Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) has idled its Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant in Western Australia, responding to challenging market conditions.
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Global battery demand opens door for Australian lithium value-addFebruary 17, 2026 1:40 amAustralia MiningThe rapid expansion of the global lithium-ion battery market is reinforcing both the scale of future demand and the strategic opportunity for Australia to move further up the value chain.
A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows global …
Demystifying the economics of lithiumFebruary 17, 2026 12:11 amZimbabwe IndependentOn the market, lithium can be sold as ore, spodumene concentrate, lithium carbonate, or the final product, which is battery-grade lithium hydroxide.
WITH the transition to green energy for the sake of managing climate change and dwindling oil resources, …