Where to sail in 2026: the coolest yacht charter holidays on offerDecember 30, 2025 7:56 amYachting WorldYacht charter and sailing holidays offer more variety and adventure than ever. From ski/sail trips to catamaran learning cruises to wingfoiling, here’s our pick of unforgettable trips to consider in 2026.
Yacht charter and sailing holidays have moved …
Russell: Commodities battered by Trump's whirlwind will find relief in 2026.December 30, 2025 7:18 amWorld Energy News - ConnecticutThe whirlwind tariffs and policies of U.S. president Donald Trump will continue to impact commodities for some time. While the storm may subside in 2026 the ripples are likely to last.
Trump's attempts to remake global trade, and his changing …
Resources Top 5: Charger surges after unwrapping golden Xmas giftDecember 30, 2025 6:53 amStockheadCharger Metals leads a late-December rally after unwrapping a high-grade gold discovery at Lake Johnston. Pic: Getty Images
Charger lives up to name after making gold discovery at Lake Johnston
ETM looking to list on the Nasdaq exchange in the US
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Budget 2026 measures can upgrade India’s supply chain in its bid to match up with ChinaDecember 30, 2025 5:48 amThe Economic TimesAs Union Budget 2026 comes into view, India’s supply-chain debate has sharpened into something more uncomfortable than a push for new factories or bigger incentives. Imports are rising, the merchandise trade gap is widening, and dependence on China remains …
SQM, Codelco Seal Landmark Lithium Joint Venture in Salar de AtacamaDecember 30, 2025 3:10 amInvesting News NetworkSociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) (NYSE:SQM) and Codelco have finalized their long-awaited partnership, forming a new joint venture that will oversee lithium production in Chile’s Salar de Atacama through 2060.
SQM announced on Saturday (December 27) that it …
Goldies humbled as energy carries ASXDecember 30, 2025 3:10 amTownsville BulletinEnergy stocks rally as goldies cop a beating
Origin Energy backs Kraken growth
DroneShield pops on another new contract win
The ASX was up … but only by an absolute smidge – about 0.008% – around lunchtime in Sydney on Tuesday, barely holding onto its …
Shareholders Approve Geo-Fluids’ Bid to Beef Up Share Capital to N25bn from N2.12bnDecember 30, 2025 2:56 amThis Day•Okay name change
•Company seeks to raise N22.87 billion by special placement, private placement, public offer, rights issue, others
James Emejo in Abuja
Shareholders of Geo-Fluids Plc, yesterday, approved the company’s proposal to boost its share capital …
Tesla Slashes $2.9B Battery Deal to $7K Amid Cybertruck WoesDecember 30, 2025 2:05 amWebProNewsTesla’s Battery Bet Backfires: Inside the Collapse of a $2.9 Billion Deal
In the high-stakes world of electric vehicle production, Tesla Inc. has long positioned itself as a disruptor, promising revolutionary advancements in battery technology to power its …
Monster or Mouse, Part 2: 2025 was a breakout year for 31 mining playersDecember 30, 2025 1:55 amStockheadMarket momentum carried a new cohort of ASX miners into larger-cap territory in 2025. Pic: Getty Images
In a year defined by gold’s surge and a shift in sentiment, 31 ASX mining stocks graduated from junior hopefuls to $500m-plus players.
Since 2021, we’ …
TomaGold Announces Proposed Private PlacementDecember 30, 2025 1:05 amFinancial PostArticle content
MONTREAL — TOMAGOLD CORPORATION (TSXV: LOT; OTCPK: TOGOF) (“TomaGold” or the “Company”) announces that, subject to filings with and approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”), it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement …
Selling Ukraine for a handful of rublesDecember 30, 2025 12:21 amMacau Daily TimesJorge Costa Oliveira
Several newspapers report that U.S. companies and investors with close ties to Donald Trump have already begun negotiations to acquire assets or jointly exploit Ukrainian and Russian natural resources. The tip of this iceberg is the …
The Morning catch-Up: Markets mixed as precious metals rout lifts...December 29, 2025 11:44 pmProactive AustraliaASX steadies despite weak volumes and sector pressure
The S&P/ASX 200 was modestly higher in early trade, up 14.30 points or 0.16% at 8,740, despite slipping below its 50-day moving average. DroneShield and Temple & Webster were among the early …
The role of AI agents in modern mineral exploration and processingDecember 29, 2025 10:01 pmCanadian Mining JournalHyperspectral satellite image and Metaspectral Clarity AI agent analysis.
Credit: Metaspectral.
Global demand for critical minerals is accelerating, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) projecting a sixfold increase in global demand for critical …
Russia to begin industrial lithium production by 2030 — ministryDecember 29, 2025 9:48 pmTASSMOSCOW, December 29. /TASS/. Russia will begin industrial lithium production by 2030, with the Kolmozerskoye and Polmostundrovskoye deposits in the Murmansk Region and the Tastygskoye deposit in the Republic of Tuva being its main sources, Russian …
Europe’s Green Ambitions Turn to Tanzania’s Graphite, Nickel, Lithium and Rare EarthsDecember 29, 2025 9:40 pmGreat ReporterAs Europe races to meet its climate and industrial targets, Tanzania’s reserves of critical minerals are emerging as a quiet but increasingly strategic factor in the continent’s green transition.
Electric vehicles, renewable energy systems and digital …
China is running out of critical battery material: here are the countdownsDecember 29, 2025 9:02 pmElectrekWe talk a lot here at Electrek about the exponential growth of electric vehicles and the massive strain that puts on the battery supply chain. Literally, the majority of that demand and production comes from China.
But there is a massive difference between …
Monster or Mouse, Part 1: 2025 was a breakout year for 31 mining playersDecember 29, 2025 8:01 pmStockheadMarket momentum carried a new cohort of ASX miners into larger-cap territory in 2025. Pic: Getty Images
In a year defined by gold’s surge and a shift in sentiment, 31 ASX mining stocks graduated from junior hopefuls to $500m-plus players.
Since 2021, we’ …
International Lithium Corp. Updates on Lepidico Arbitration DeterminationDecember 29, 2025 6:28 pmInvesting News NetworkInternational Lithium Corp. (TSXV: ILC,OTC:ILHMF) (OTCQB: ILHMF) (FSE: IAH) (the "Company" or "ILC") announces that on December 24, 2025, it received the arbitration determination for Lepidico's dispute with Jiangxi Jinhui Lithium …
Top 10 Indigenous news stories that marked 2025December 29, 2025 5:06 pmMongabayLack of progress on direct funding for Indigenous land rights, poor representation at climate talks, and intensifying mining pressure were central issues that affected Indigenous peoples in 2025 covered by Mongabay.
Our investigations revealed how …
FTSE 100 Live: London blue chips finish slightly lowerDecember 29, 2025 4:42 pmProactive UKFTSE 100 down 8 points 9,861
IPF takeover agreed
Silver surges
Fresnillo tops risers
4.37pm: FTSE 100 slips
The FTSE 100 finished a muted session 8 points lower at 9,861 points.
Across the Atlantic, US stocks retreated, led by a 0.6% drop in the Nasdaq. …
Electric Car with Solid-State Battery promises 1,200 km Range and 10-Minute ChargingDecember 29, 2025 2:39 pmColombia OneCharging an electric vehicle. Toyota’s new solid-state battery plan targets a 10% to 80% charge in just 10 minutes. Credit: Santeri Viinamäki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Electric cars have a new rumor every month, but this one refuses to go away, solid-state batteries.
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How the Trump administration sought to rebuild the critical mineral supply chainDecember 29, 2025 12:19 pmWashington ExaminerThe Trump administration has been racing to expand the United States’s supply chain for critical minerals and rare earths through a government-wide effort to reduce reliance on China.China controls about 90% of the global supply chain of critical minerals …
FTSE 100 Live: Miners drag the blue-chips into the greenDecember 29, 2025 12:08 pmProactive UKFTSE 100 up 10 points 9,881.13
IPF takeover agreed
Silver surges
Fresnillo tops risers
12.00: More on the miners
Miners dominated the FTSE 100 risers’ list as copper surged to fresh highs on deficit fears and a wider base metals rally.
Copper traded up to …
Argentina: Lithium producers foresee prosperous 2026December 29, 2025 10:54 amMercoPressMonday, December 29th 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Argentina's total capacity could reach 428,000 tons by 2033, it was explained
Argentine lithium producers have expressed optimism towards 2026 after the mineral's global market showed strong signs of recovery, …
Lithium developments in NE TexasDecember 29, 2025 9:31 amThe Gilmer Mirror - TexasThere’s been significant lithium extraction activity in northeast Texas in late 2025. Here’s what’s happening: Key Projects and Players GeoFrame Energy has partnered with Halliburton to extract lithium from approximately 8,000 acres in Franklin County. …
AP Business SummaryBrief at 3:28 a.m. ESTDecember 29, 2025 9:18 amVoice of Alexandria - MinnesotaTrump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025. See the impact of his tariffs, in four charts
Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building a wall of tariffs around what …
Fresh push to dissolve ZMDCDecember 29, 2025 6:44 amZimbabwe IndependentSources close to the developments told the Independent that the government was paving way for the dissolution of ZMDC.
THE government has stripped the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) of its assets as calls to dissolve the entity grow louder, …
Russia Launches 4 Gwh Annual Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery PlantDecember 29, 2025 6:36 amMENAFN(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor)
Rosatom's Fuel Division, managed by TVEL, has launched pilot production at Russia's first lithium-ion energy storage factory,“gigafactory” in the Kaliningrad Region. The facility marks a major step toward ensuring …
ASX slips as defensives lead, metals ripDecember 29, 2025 4:02 amTownsville BulletinASX drifts as markets switch to holiday autopilot
Vulcan Energy banks the cash
Gold, silver and lithium roar ahead of the Fed minutes
The ASX drifted lower at Monday lunchtime in Sydney, down about 0.25% with the market switching to holiday mode.
Desks are …
Aravalli question faces the brunt of India’s fondness for ‘strategic exemptions’December 29, 2025 2:39 amThe HinduOn December 23 Air Marshal and the Integrated Defence Staff chief Ashutosh Dixit laid out the defence establishment’s case for critical minerals. Modern defence systems, he said, rely on reliable access to these minerals and import dependence has become a …
Virtue signalling on wheelsDecember 29, 2025 2:16 amOrissa PostThe scrappage policy is a profit accelerator. By some industry estimates, it can add 30% or more to auto maker profits, not through innovation but by forcing replacement, acquiring old cars cheaply, recycling-retrofitting their parts, and locking consumers …
The $3 Trillion Question: Is El Salvador the Next Great Gold Frontier?December 29, 2025 1:39 amSkillings Mining Review - FloridaPresident Nayib Bukele just dropped a bombshell that has every mining executive's calculator smoking: El Salvador supposedly sits on $3 trillion worth of unmined gold. That's not a typo. Three trillion. With a T.
But before you start booking …
European Metals' DFS locks in Cinovec as...December 29, 2025 12:19 amProactive UKEuropean Metals Holdings Ltd (AIM:EMH, ASX:EMH, OTCQX:EMHLF) has released a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for its Cinovec Lithium Project in the Czech Republic, outlining a long-life, battery-grade lithium carbonate operation positioned to service …
Budding emphasis on ESG in miningDecember 28, 2025 10:28 pmZimbabwe IndependentRivers have been and remain at high risk of being contaminated by the discharge of potentially toxic chemicals from mineral extraction.
THE world of business and investment is undergoing a significant transformation, with an increasing focus on …
Researchers make game-changing discovery that could transform future devices: 'High-output operation'December 28, 2025 10:08 pmThe Cool Down - OregonA new development in lithium batteries could revolutionize electric vehicles, making them more efficient than ever before.
Researchers from the National Institute for Materials Science and Toyo Tanso, a carbon and graphite manufacturing company, developed …
County, CTR respond to appeal, reaffirm commitment to Lithium ValleyDecember 28, 2025 9:00 pmImperial Valley Weekly - CaliforniaIMPERIAL COUNTY — County officials and Controlled Thermal Resources have strongly rejected the latest legal challenge to the Hell’s Kitchen Lithium Project, reaffirming their support for Lithium Valley’s development in response to an appeal filed by …
Ban on raw lithium exports leaves buyers stranded … artisanal miners left in the darkDecember 28, 2025 7:59 pmZimbabwe IndependentLithium
THE recent ban on raw lithium exports will see buyers losing millions of United States dollars as some had borrowed to tap into a lithium rush that has gripped Zimbabwe.
More than 5 000 artisanal miners and foreigners, mainly of Chinese origin, …
Critical Minerals Are Hiding in Plain Sight in U.S. MinesDecember 28, 2025 7:14 pmScienceDailyThe United States may already be producing most of the critical minerals it needs, but much of that material is currently going unused. A new statistical study led by Elizabeth Holley and her research team shows that valuable minerals could be recovered as …
Respect our rights when developing Ontario's mineral resources: First NationsDecember 28, 2025 6:27 pmThe Sudbury StarBreadcrumb Trail Links
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'We emphasize that any development must be grounded in free, prior, and informed consent'
Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige speaks at the rally against Bill 5 rally at Queen's Park on …
Africa Deindustrializes Due To China’s Overproduction and Trump’s TariffsDecember 28, 2025 3:35 pmZnetworkAt the close of a year in which Africa’s underlying economic problems continue to worsen, the Johannesburg G20 summit on November 22-23 utterly failed in its mandate to cut the continent’s foreign debt and assure that appropriate climate-finance grants …
Mine in South Korea to offer U.S. new source of a critical war metalDecember 28, 2025 3:19 pmCBS NewsSangdong mine, South Korea — Over the course of decades, China has come to dominate the rare earths and critical minerals industries, virtually cornering the market on raw materials that are essential to every aspect of modern life, from cellphones to …
BW Recommends | Dec. 28, 2025December 28, 2025 2:46 pmBirmingham Watch - AlabamaBW Recommends is a rundown of stories you might have missed this week. It offers insight into issues important to our area and sometimes tickles your curiosity.
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AP Business SummaryBrief at 8:25 a.m. ESTDecember 28, 2025 1:46 pmVoice of Alexandria - MinnesotaTrump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025. See the impact of his tariffs, in four charts
Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy — building a wall of tariffs around what …
From Hope to Hardship: Delayed Ewoyaa Lithium Deal Crushing FamiliesDecember 28, 2025 1:21 pmGhana News AgencyBy Isaac Arkoh, GNA
Cape Coast, Dec. 28, GNA – Farmlands of whispering crops and sun-drenched soil, deep in the heart of Ewoyaa near Mankessim, now simmer with quiet despair. What was once fertile ground for food and hope has become a symbol of suspended …
Nigeria Is Not Poor — We Are Simply Wasting What God Gave UsDecember 28, 2025 12:25 pmThe News ChronicleThere comes a moment in the life of a nation when denial becomes more dangerous than failure. Nigeria has reached that moment.
We are not poor.
We are not unlucky.
We are not cursed.
What we suffer from is something far more damning: collective negligence …
55 years of China-Chile ties: Going green togetherDecember 28, 2025 10:40 amGlobal TimesIllustration: Chen Xia/GT
On December 15, 55 years ago, Chile and China established diplomatic relations. The decision made in 1970 was truly pioneering. Chile was the first South American country to recognize the People's Republic of China in a …