More needs to be done to support mining in Ontario, report saysJanuary 21, 2026 10:26 pmThe Sudbury StarBreadcrumb Trail Links
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DRC pitches manganese, copper, cobalt, lithium to USJanuary 21, 2026 10:05 pmTXFRegion:
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has presented the US with a list of mining and processing projects open to American investment, aiming to attract US capital into critical minerals production. The shortlist includes assets …
ExGen Updates Silver Stream Agreement on Past-Producing Gold MineJanuary 21, 2026 10:05 pmEIN PresswireNOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ExGen Resources Inc. (TSX.V: EXG; OTC: BXXRF) (“ExGen” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide …
House Democrats seek investigation into Interior official's role in Nevada lithium mine approvalJanuary 21, 2026 8:30 pmLas Vegas Weekly - NevadaWednesday, Jan. 21, 2026 | 2 a.m.
House Democrats asked the Interior Department’s inspector general on Tuesday to investigate whether Karen Budd-Falen, the agency’s third highest ranking official, played a role in the federal approval of a lithium mine …
Chile’s miners flag risks in dual oversight of mining, economy ministriesJanuary 21, 2026 7:41 pmWKZO - MichiganBy Fabian Cambero
SANTIAGO, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Chile’s mining industry expressed concerns on Wednesday after President-elect Jose Antonio Kast named one minister to oversee both mining and the economy, warning that the economically critical sector needs …
Standard profile Of Denzel Henry Akogwu, FPCELJanuary 21, 2026 6:38 pmNairametricsDenzel Henry Akogwu is the Principal Chief Executive Officer of Elipse International Ltd, a leading indigenous mining enterprise in Nigeria, recognized for its integrated mineral solutions and ethical resource governance.
Under his leadership, Elipse …
From soil to space to seaJanuary 21, 2026 5:58 pmMyJoyOnlineWhy Africa’s next wealth frontier will be ocean intelligence, not ocean transport
For most of human history, the wealth of nations has been written first in the soil, then in the sky, and now increasingly in the sea. The industrial age rose on the back of …
Top 10: Biggest MinesJanuary 21, 2026 5:54 pmMining DigitalThe global mining industry has evolved from a traditional extraction sector into the fundamental engine of the dual green and digital transitions.
As the world simultaneously electrifies and scales AI, the demand for future-facing minerals - copper for …
TNR Gold nears first royalty revenue as lithium, copper markets...January 21, 2026 5:46 pmProactive USATNR Gold Corp (TSX-V:TNR, FRA:TNW, OTC:TRRXF) is on the cusp of becoming a revenue-generating royalty company, according to a new report from Fundamental Research, with analysts citing rising lithium and copper prices as key drivers for near-term earnings. …
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Breaking: New White House Proclamation Targets Processed Critical Mineral ImportsJanuary 21, 2026 3:52 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaLook, we all knew this was coming. The White House just dropped a Section 232 Proclamation on January 14, 2026, and it's basically the federal government saying what everyone in the mining industry has been muttering for years: we're way too …
Wednesday Market Pulse: Gold's Historic Run Meets the 2026 IMF OutlookJanuary 21, 2026 3:52 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaGold just won't quit. After a face-melting 65% run in 2025, the yellow metal is now sitting at $4,817.10/oz in futures overnight (up 1.04%). Silver is the real chaos agent: it’s shattered records and pushed through $93.00/oz. Copper’s tagging …
Rio Tinto and Amazon AWS: A Low-Carbon Copper Power Play for U.S. Data CentersJanuary 21, 2026 3:52 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Penny Laneford
Look, if you want to understand where mining is headed in 2026, you need to pay attention to what just happened in the Arizona desert. Rio Tinto and Amazon Web Services just inked a deal that's going to make a lot of people in this …
India Unveils Historic Tailings Policy to Recover Critical Minerals from Mine DumpsJanuary 21, 2026 3:52 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaIndia just made a big bet on garbage. Well, mining garbage, anyway.
The Union government rolled out the country's first-ever Tailings Policy this week, a sweeping framework designed to pull critical minerals out of the massive piles of waste that have …
Mining the Past: Why Tailings Reclamation is the Industry's Next Big InvestmentJanuary 21, 2026 3:52 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaHere's a weird truth the mining industry is finally waking up to: some of the richest deposits on the planet aren't buried underground anymore. They're sitting in massive ponds and dry stacks right next to existing mine sites. We're talking …
Geopolitics vs. ESG: Navigating the New Mining Risk Landscape in 2026January 21, 2026 3:52 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaLook, if you walked into a mining boardroom five years ago and said "geopolitics will matter more than your carbon footprint," people would have laughed you out of the room. ESG was the golden child. Every investor presentation led with emissions …
I Didn’t Expect This: Why Bolivia’s Optical-Illusion Salt Flats of Uyuni Are a Must-VisitJanuary 21, 2026 3:00 pmTravelbingerI went to Bolivia to trek the Isla del Sol and Huayna Potosí, but once I arrived in La Paz, all I heard was talk of the famous snowy Salar de Uyuni. Bolivia’s massive 4,086-square-mile salt flat is ten hours from La Paz by bus, or an hour-long domestic …
Ghana Mining Sector Warns Against Steep Royalty IncreasesJanuary 21, 2026 2:58 pmNews GhanaLocal and international mining operators have urged the government to reconsider proposed mineral royalty increases, warning the measures could push Ghana’s fiscal burden on miners above 60 percent and damage the country’s competitive position in global …
Tesla lithium refinery in Texas is now fully operationalJanuary 21, 2026 2:24 pmSpectrum News 13 - FloridaROBSTOWN, Texas — Telsa’s lithium refinery, located in Robstown, Texas, near Corpus Christi, is now fully operational, according to an X post from Elon Musk.
The refinery, which broke ground in 2023 according to a Telsa press release, is the “first …
Opus One Gold Corp Resumes Drilling on Its 100% Owned Noyell Gold Project, Abitibi, QuebecJanuary 21, 2026 2:00 pmEIN PresswireNOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES MONTREAL, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opus One Gold Corp (TSX-V: OOR) (the “Company” or “Opus One”) is pleased to announce that two drill rigs have been mobilized …
US looks to Australia, DR Congo for minerals amid China restrictionsJanuary 21, 2026 1:54 pmSemaforThe US is looking to Australia and Africa for minerals in an attempt to sidestep Chinese restrictions.
The US uranium group Energy Fuels will buy an Australian miner for $300 million, the latest deal involving the two countries since Beijing briefly placed …
Gulf States Deepens Partnership To Broaden African Graphite January 21, 2026 1:42 pmOriental News Nigeria
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African graphite producers are facing growing interest from Gulf countries as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates move to position themselves in the processing of critical minerals.
On January 12, NextSource Materials said it had …
Ecograf Delivers Gold Results And Strategy Including 4.45 G/T Gold Rock Chip SampleJanuary 21, 2026 1:22 pmMENAFNEcoGraf Limited
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Recyclekaro plans to invest about ₹500 crore by 2030January 21, 2026 12:58 pmETAutoThe company said it has the processing capacity of 24,500 MT of e-waste and 10,000 MT of lithium-ion battery waste, building a strong operational base to support responsible resource recovery at scale.E-waste and lithium-ion battery recycling firm …
BHP vs. VALE: Which Global Mining Powerhouse is the Better Buy Now?January 21, 2026 10:53 amNasdaqBHP Group Limited BHP and Vale S.A. VALE are among the world’s largest iron ore producers and diversified miners, making them competitors in the global metals and mining sector. Both companies are positioned to benefit as infrastructure investment picks up …
India’s Supreme Court hears case over Aravalli hills definition amid mining, environmental concernsJanuary 21, 2026 6:34 amChannel News AsiaEnvironmental groups argue the criteria are overly narrow and could exclude up to 90 per cent of the hills from protection, leaving them vulnerable to mining.
But the Indian government has dismissed those concerns.
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has …
North America's first lithium refinery built and completed in TexasJanuary 20, 2026 9:02 pmThe Center Square(The Center Square) – The first battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility in North America is now operational in Texas.
In May 2023, Gov. Greg Abbott, Tesla founder Elon Musk and other officials broke ground at what would become Tesla North …
Dems seek ethics probe into Interior official’s tie to lithium mineJanuary 20, 2026 7:32 pmE&E NewsTop House Democrats on Tuesday asked the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General to investigate a Trump administration official after reports emerged that she failed to disclose her family’s $3.5 million contract with Lithium Americas while it …
American Lithium Minerals Takes Stake in Golden Triangle Gold ProjectJanuary 20, 2026 6:34 pmInvesting News NetworkAmerican Lithium Minerals (OTCID:AMLM) has acquired a 19 percent stake in privately held Cunningham Mining, expanding its exposure to precious metals in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle.
The acquisition gives the OTC-listed explorer an indirect interest …
Lithium Metal Powers Electrochemical PFAS Reduction BreakthroughJanuary 20, 2026 6:25 pmBioengineer.orgEmerging Frontiers in PFAS Remediation: Lithium Metal-Powered Breakthrough Promises Complete Defluorination and Circular Fluorine Economy
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), notorious for their extreme environmental persistence and associated …
Chinese Automakers Step Up UK Push Amid Global EV RaceJanuary 20, 2026 4:21 pmEuropean Business MagazineBYD surpasses Tesla in Britain as wave of new Chinese brands floods Europe’s second-largest EV market, capitalizing on absent tariffs and domestic saturation to reshape global automotive hierarchy
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers are orchestrating an …
The (Attempted) Israelisation of Latin AmericaJanuary 20, 2026 4:10 pmnaked capitalism“We hope and believe that 2026 will be the year of Latin America,… one in which we see a positive change in the relations of the continent’s countries with Israel.”
When it comes to Latin America right now, most of the attention is focused, …
Firm Petitions FG over Alleged Invasion, Theft of LithiumJanuary 20, 2026 11:41 amThis DayKemi Olaitan in Ibadan
A mining company, K.M. Done Mining Limited, has petitioned the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development over what it described as forceful invasion of its licensed mining site in Saki, Oyo State, and theft of 12 truckloads of …
How Strategic Missteps Derailed a Lithium Project and a National AmbitionJanuary 20, 2026 9:17 amMining ZimbabweIn 2019, Zimbabwe’s government announced a national objective to build a US$12 billion annual mining economy by the end of 2023, identifying lithium as one of the key minerals expected to contribute to that target. Premier African Minerals’ Zulu Lithium …
ASX 200 materials was the best sector of 2025 but it's time to sell these 3 shares: brokerJanuary 20, 2026 4:43 amThe Motley Fool AustraliaS&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) materials outperformed the other 10 market sectors significantly in 2025. The S&P/ASX 200 Materials Index (ASX: XMJ) rose by 31.71% and produced total returns, including dividends, of 36.21%. This was mainly due …
Our lives mean nothingJanuary 20, 2026 3:06 amZimbabwe IndependentLand degradation ... Communities are exposed to life-threatening environmental factors associated with mining activities.
WHEN artisanal miners flooded into Chinyika Goromonzi, in the wake of the lithium rush some four years ago, the last thing that could …
Firm writes FG over seized lithium truckloadsJanuary 20, 2026 12:08 amPunchA privately-owned mining company, K.M. Done Mining Ltd, has petitioned the South-West Zonal Mines Officer of the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in Ibadan over alleged force, unlawful arrests, and the seizure of 12 truckloads of its lithium ore by …
American Lithium acquires 19% stake in Cunningham MiningJanuary 19, 2026 11:22 pmMining TechnologyAmerican Lithium Minerals (AMLM) has acquired a 19% stake in Cunningham Mining, which owns the Nugget Trap Placer Claims in the Golden Triangle region of British Columbia, Canada.
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Junior Mining Companies: 5 Red Flags Investors are Ignoring Right NowJanuary 19, 2026 6:05 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaLook, junior mining companies are where fortunes get made. They're also where retirement funds go to die. The sector is absolutely littered with stories of ten-baggers sitting next to complete zeros: and the gap between the two often comes down to …