Soft rockMay 13, 2026 9:18 amEmerging EuropeMongolia has a bold plan, a surplus, and good demographics. The economy still runs on copper, however, and the copper boom is part of why.
In May 2025, Mongolia’s State Training Fund announced a change to the country’s overseas-study loans. Until then …
Wednesday’s HotCopper trends: Arafura, Anson, Core Lithium, and other daily topicsMay 13, 2026 9:06 amThe Market HeraldJoin our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insights
With more than seven million daily users on the HotCopper forums, each and every discussion can move markets. That’s why getting in front of those red-hot trends is key for every …
India, Russia agree to cooperate on critical minerals to limit foreign dependenceMay 13, 2026 8:27 amTimes of OmanMoscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are set to hold wide-ranging talks on Wednesday, including priority areas of India-Russia cooperation.
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SLB soars on tungsten moveMay 13, 2026 7:46 amTownsville BulletinStelar Metals soars 100% on tungsten acquisition in the NT
Anson rallies on POSCO agreement for lithium demonstration plant
Black Bear lifts Nevada gold resource beyond 2.2Moz
Your standout small cap resources stocks for Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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PLC readies drill rig for untouched WA high-grade gold prospectMay 13, 2026 7:09 amThe West AustralianPLC Resources is about to put the drill bit into the company’s Rochefort gold prospect in Western Australia’s prolific Murchison region for the first time, with a maiden reverse circulation (RC) program set to test its prime Abbott’s North real estate.
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China’s Huayou to buy Africa-focused Australian miner in lithium rushMay 13, 2026 7:05 amKrASIAChinese mineral miner Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt has agreed to fully purchase an Australian peer with lithium assets in Africa, expanding its portfolio on the continent.
On May 7, Shanghai-listed Huayou said that it made an all-cash proposal of USD 210 million …
Lunch Wrap: Budget winners and losers emerge; CBA sinks after earnings missMay 13, 2026 5:32 amStockheadASX dragged down by CBA results
Budget reveals winners and losers
Zip loses its own name
By lunchtime in Sydney on Wednesday, the S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.2% as traders spent the morning digging through the budget papers.
Wall Street had already …
Funding Constraints, Supply Risks Cloud India’s Critical…May 13, 2026 5:29 amKnowledge & News NetworkNew Delhi, May 12 (KNN) As the global energy transition gathers pace, financing constraints in securing critical minerals are emerging as a major challenge for India’s clean energy ambitions, according to a joint report by the Institute for Energy …
Feature: China's green transition experience helps Serbia build "green mines"May 13, 2026 5:09 amXinhua News Agencyby Xinhua writers Zhang Xuan, Nemanja Cabric
BOR, Serbia, May 13 (Xinhua) -- In early May, beneath the towering white chimneys of the eastern Serbian mining city of Bor, tulips bloomed like a tapestry across a colorful field, a striking testament to how …
Operational Tech: Boston Dynamics’ Spot Securing Modern Mine PitsMay 13, 2026 5:07 amSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Penny Langford
The transition from manual site inspections to autonomous robotic patrols marks a significant shift in the 2026 mining operational landscape. For decades, the "walk-down": the process of an engineer or safety officer physically …
Skillings Mining Intelligence: The Investment Edge – May 12, 2026May 13, 2026 5:07 amSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Salini Krishnan
The global mining sector is entering a transitional phase in mid-2026, where the "growth at all costs" mantra of the early 2020s has been firmly replaced by a disciplined focus on P/NAV (Price to Net Asset Value) accretion …
India-Oman FTA likely from June 1: GoyalMay 13, 2026 5:06 amThe PioneerThe free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Oman is expected to come into force from June 1, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. The pact was signed in December 2025.
“I have had a good meeting with Oman team today and most …
The battery trap: India’s next energy vulnerability is already taking shapeMay 13, 2026 4:28 amETManufacturing.inLithium carbonate prices swung more than fourfold between 2022 and 2024 on nothing more than trading decisions made in Shanghai and Ganzhou.For most of my working life in technology, I watched India outsource components and quietly assume the supply would …
Resolution Minerals targets US critical minerals push with Idaho antimony and tungsten...May 13, 2026 3:58 amProactive USAAs the US scrambles to rebuild domestic supply chains for critical minerals tied to defence and industrial manufacturing, projects once considered niche are rapidly moving into strategic focus.
It's a shift that is reshaping interest in commodities …
AI’s Environmental Footprint is a Gendered Security RiskMay 13, 2026 3:35 amNew Security BeatThe infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) has become both a political flashpoint and a signal for strategic warfare with significant military, geopolitical, and international security implications. Climate change is a “threat multiplier” …
One battle after another …May 13, 2026 2:31 amMoneywebThe year started on an optimistic note for the local economy, with expectations of faster growth, lower inflation and falling interest rates.
The government of national unity (GNU) seemed to be settling in after a few challenges last year, while the …
Prairie LithiumMay 13, 2026 2:09 amInvesting News NetworkThe Prairie Lithium project is unlocking a vast untapped lithium brine resource in the Duperow Formation in the heart of Saskatchewan's resource-rich Williston Basin. Using emerging and innovative lithium extraction technology, the project is able to …
U.S. and South Africa Hold Talks on Potential Critical Mineral AgreementsMay 13, 2026 1:30 amNatural NewsU.S. and South Africa Hold Talks on Potential Critical Mineral Agreements
U.S. and South Africa Hold Talks on Critical Minerals The United States and South Africa conducted their highest-level bilateral meeting of 2026 this week in Johannesburg to explore …
Why investors should pay attention to savvy mining boss’s latest buyMay 13, 2026 12:03 amTownsville BulletinWhy investors should pay attention to savvy mining boss’s latest buy
The architect behind Core Lithium’s success story has quietly positioned for the next critical minerals boom with an $80,000 acquisition that defies market logic, writes Craig Dickson.
The Moon Is No Longer PoetryMay 12, 2026 11:23 pmPressenzaArtemis vs ILRS: parallel systems and the new space geopolitics
“The Moon has ceased to be a symbol. It is an asset. And the blocs are already positioning themselves to contest it.”
The return is not scientific, it is systemic
The return to the Moon no …
Mali Siege Reveals Weakness of Mercenary ModelMay 12, 2026 11:09 pmAfrica Defense ForumThe retreat of Malian and Russian forces from Kidal after their defeat by combined insurgent forces at the end of April called into question the value of the Malian junta’s counterterrorism strategy, which relies heavily on Russia’s Africa Corps private …
Bradda Head, Tyfast Energy enter MoU to advance 'Made-in-USA' battery supply chainMay 12, 2026 10:55 pmMining WeeklyLondon-listed and US-focused lithium exploration and development company Bradda Head Lithium has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with San Diego-based advanced battery materials developer Tyfast Energy Corp to explore a domestic US lithium …
2023 budget expectationsMay 12, 2026 9:24 pmZimbabwe IndependentMTHULI NCUBE
The 2023 National Budget is expected to be presented this month with government eyes solely fixed on the election campaign season and the upcoming harmonised elections in 2023. Business in government departments will grind to a halt in the …
Centre Bets Big On J&K’s Limestone ReservesMay 12, 2026 9:18 pmKashmir ObserverRepresentational photoSrinagar- Banking on Jammu and Kashmir’s vast limestone reserves to drive industrial expansion and mining-led growth, the Union Government on Tuesday launched the second tranche of e-auction of 12 limestone blocks across the Union …
Report: Nevada’s lithium boom comes at the expense of Indigenous rightsMay 12, 2026 9:14 pmGrist MagazineAs the Trump administration continues its push to secure critical minerals like lithium, the U.S. government and private corporations have ignored Indigenous peoples’ rights in Nevada. That’s according to a report released today by Amnesty International, …
Paper Battery Startup Aims to Power Everything in Your HouseMay 12, 2026 8:53 pmIEEE SpectrumBatteries are essential to modern life. They store energy collected by solar plants, power our smartphones, and lurk even in vehicles powered by fossil fuels. They’re so useful that we overlook their problems. Some batteries use potentially dangerous …
Elevra Lithium Announces Purchase of Moblan Offtake RightsMay 12, 2026 8:05 pmEIN PresswireBRISBANE, Australia, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North American lithium producer Elevra Lithium Limited (“Elevra” or "Company") (ASX:ELV; NASDAQ:ELVR) is pleased to announce that it has purchased and terminated the spodumene concentrate …
TRADE REVIEW: China trade curb relief, Middle East diversions lift Q2 Asia iron ore supplyMay 12, 2026 7:55 pmHellenic Shipping NewsThis report is part of the S&P Global Energy Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key trends in iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper, alumina, cobalt, lithium, nickel and steel and scrap. We also explore what …
Rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands canceled by Trump administrationMay 12, 2026 7:49 pmLas Vegas Review Journal - NevadaPresident Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing on taxpayer-owned land.
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing …
Alsym Energy and Juniper Energy Partner to Deploy 500MWh of Non-Flammable, Sodium-Ion StorageMay 12, 2026 7:11 pmNorth American Clean EnergyAlsym Energy, a leading developer of non-flammable, low-cost sodium-ion battery technology, and Juniper Energy, a California-based renewable energy developer, announced a strategic partnership to deploy 500MWH of high-performance Battery Energy Storage …
India might soon ink critical minerals pact with RussiaMay 12, 2026 6:18 pmNewsBytesWhat's the story
India and Russia are in advanced talks to sign a preliminary agreement on critical minerals, as per Reuters.
The proposed deal will cover exploration, processing, and technological collaboration. It is expected to focus on lithium and …
Colorado looks to secure its place in the critical minerals industry with expanding partnershipMay 12, 2026 6:09 pmColorado Public RadioEach time you pick up your phone, plug in your car or flip on the lights, you’re relying on materials most Americans never think about — and ones that often don’t come from here.
As demand for critical minerals like lithium and cobalt surges, and with few …
Zimbabwe to review lithium export quotas next year as producers set up processing plantsMay 12, 2026 6:04 pmXinhua News AgencyHARARE, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government will review export quotas granted to six major lithium producers in the country next year once mining companies establish acceptable beneficiation capacity, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday.
Responding …
University of Kentucky researchers bridge Kentucky’s energy past with world’s energy futureMay 12, 2026 5:23 pmThe Hazard Herald - KentuckyCoal has long been the fuel at the heart of energy production in the Commonwealth. Kentuckians often grow up with stories of their grandfather’s days in the mines. But researchers at the University of Kentucky are finding ways to repurpose coal for energy …
Unlocking value together: China-Zimbabwe mining ties shift towards beneficiationMay 12, 2026 4:33 pmThe Sunday NewsVusumuzi Dube, Deputy Radar Editor
ZIMBABWE has challenged Chinese investors to move beyond mineral extraction and invest in large-scale beneficiation and value-addition projects, as Government pushes to transform the country from a raw materials exporter …
AI agent mines 3,000+ papers to create comprehensive lithium metal battery databaseMay 12, 2026 3:15 pmR&D MagazineResearchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have developed an AI agent, LLMB, designed to accelerate the development-validation cycle of lithium metal batteries (LMBs). They published their work in ACS Central Science, and the …
USA: Boom in lithium mining across Nevada is violating the rights of Indigenous PeoplesMay 12, 2026 2:45 pmAmnesty InternationalThe US government is breaching international human rights standards by moving ahead with a series of new lithium mines across Nevada without the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of affected Indigenous Peoples, threatening their culture, health, …
India, Russia Near Critical Minerals Pact as New Delhi Seeks to Cut China Dependence – ReutersMay 12, 2026 2:03 pmThe Moscow TimesIndia and Russia are seeking to sign a preliminary agreement on the exploration, processing and technological cooperation of critical minerals including lithium and rare earth metals, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing two sources familiar with the matter …
A Green Mountain lithium rush? Don’t go digging just yet.May 12, 2026 12:34 pmVTDigger - VermontLithium is used to make rechargeable batteries that power electric vehicles and many everyday digital devices, including smartphones, tablets and laptops. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A new U.S. Geological Survey assessment has identified the …
India, Russia in advanced talks on critical minerals pact, sources sayMay 12, 2026 10:39 amMining WeeklyNEW DELHI – India and Russia are in advanced talks to sign a preliminary agreement on critical minerals covering exploration, processing and technological collaboration, two sources familiar with the matter said.
The deal is expected to focus on lithium …
Lithium Argentina Reports First Quarter 2026 ResultsMay 12, 2026 10:34 amEIN PresswireZUG, Switzerland, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Argentina AG (“Lithium Argentina” or the “Company”) (TSX: LAR) (NYSE: LAR) today announced its first quarter 2026 results. Unless otherwise stated, results are presented in United States dollars on …
Saskatchewan mining sales hit new record $12.8 billionMay 12, 2026 10:12 amMeridian SourceSaskatchewan’s mining industry reached a historic milestone in 2025, generating more than $12.8 billion in mineral sales as global demand for potash and uranium surged.
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Elevra Lithium’s Updated NAL Expansion Scoping Study Defines Faster Growth and Lower CostsMay 12, 2026 3:21 amEIN PresswireBRISBANE, Australia, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North American lithium producer Elevra Lithium Limited (“Elevra or Company”) (ASX:ELV; NASDAQ:ELVR) announced today the outcomes of an Updated Scoping Study for expansion of the existing North American …