There’s lithium in them hillsJune 19, 2026 3:48 pmNew Hampshire Business ReviewWhether the NH stash should be mined is undetermined
Holding a piece of autunite on top of which is a lithium battery for powering hand tools, “Prospector Joe” Bodge says the battery is likely the only lithium visitors will see at Ruggles Mine in Grafton, …
MinRes Bald Hill: Restart, Spodumene Recovery, and 2026 OutlookJune 19, 2026 3:35 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Charles Pitts
PERTH, Western Australia : Mineral Resources (MinRes) has confirmed the phased restart of its Bald Hill lithium mine in the Eastern Goldfields, positioning the operation to capitalize on a rebound in global spodumene prices. Following a …
Atomic Eagle Scales Up: Zambia’s Muntanga Targets ‘Mega-Mine’ StatusJune 19, 2026 3:35 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaSIAVONGA, Zambia : Atomic Eagle has officially launched a massive 30,000-meter drilling campaign at its Chisebuka deposit, a move that signals a significant escalation in the developer’s bid to transform the Muntanga Uranium Project into a world-class “ …
The Silver Standard: Why $70/oz is the New Industrial FloorJune 19, 2026 3:35 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Charles Pitts
The historical narrative surrounding silver has long been one of dual identity: a precious metal tethered to gold’s shadow and a versatile industrial component. However, as the 2026 global energy landscape takes shape, that duality is …
G7’s Critical Minerals Firewall: The 60% Rule Reshaping Supply ChainsJune 19, 2026 3:35 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Penny Langford
The era of unrestricted globalization in the mining and metals sector is effectively over. In its place, a new doctrine of "resilient security" has emerged, spearheaded by the G7 and codified in a series of restrictive targets …
P/NAV Bifurcation: The Brutal Gap Between Copper Premiums and Lithium DiscountsJune 19, 2026 3:35 pmSkillings Mining Review - FloridaBy Penny Langford
The 2026 mining investment landscape has evolved into a starkly divided market. While the broader equity indices have shown resilience, the mining sector is currently experiencing a profound "P/NAV bifurcation": a widening …
The Cost Of Constancy: Evaluating Pakistan’s Cross-Border PredicamentJune 19, 2026 2:19 pmFriday TimesPakistan finds itself trapped in a gruelling security dilemma along its western frontier. Recent “precise and calibrated” strikes carried out by the Pakistan Air Force along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border highlight the agonising choices facing Islamabad. …
Mining chiefs warn cost burden is driving away capitalJune 19, 2026 12:53 pmZimbabwe IndependentZimbabwe’s mining industry has warned that high taxes, costly electricity, foreign currency shortages and constrained access to capital are eroding the country’s competitiveness and threatening investment in a sector that generated a record US$8.5 billion …
Facts beat fear: Don’t let misinformation steal Zimbabwe’s lithium futureJune 19, 2026 12:53 pmZimbabwe IndependentWhile scrolling through updates on X, I came across the official NewsHawks social media account republishing an Al Jazeera feature titled “Who benefits from Zimbabwe’s lithium boom?”, written by Enos Denhere.
This report amplifies lopsided, insufficiently …
JAPANESE ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: 13 -19 June,2026June 19, 2026 12:48 pmEU-Japan Centre for Industrial CooperationThe EU Japan Centre is releasing a weekly press review covering Japan's economic and business matters.
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Africa’s top lithium producer faces refinery bottleneck as miners seek more time before export banJune 19, 2026 12:43 pmBusiness Insider AfricaIndustry executives are asking the government to extend the January 2027 deadline to around mid-2027, arguing that ongoing projects need additional time to reach completion, according to comments made by industry representatives at a mining conference in …
What Zim’s foreign currency surge actually consists ofJune 19, 2026 12:33 pmZimbabwe IndependentZimbabwe’s foreign currency receipts increased 54,1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, reaching US$4,97 billion.
The Reserve Bank described the performance as evidence of improved external sector stability. The figure has been widely cited as …
Resources Top 5: Copper, lithium and fluorspar juniors take chargeJune 19, 2026 9:59 amStockheadThe final whistle blew with copper, lithium and critical minerals stocks among the day's winners. Pic: Getty Images
TechGen jumps on $2.7m WA copper-gold drilling raise
RMI gains as Praxis Global lifts stake to 8.55%
European Metals, OD6 and Temas ride …
Closing Bell: ASX has a real mutt of a session on Ugliest Dog DayJune 19, 2026 9:59 amStockheadFido had no idea why everyone kept mentioning Ugliest Dog Day. Pic: Getty Images
Resources get mauled as BHP’s blowout and a stronger dollar bite hard
Gold and lithium roll over while healthcare emerges as best in show
EOS finds a bone while Labor’s tax …
Burning Gas Pollutes So Much, Dirty EV Battery Manufacturing Evens Out In About 2 YearsJune 19, 2026 9:51 amJalopnikBad-faith actors invest a lot of energy in maintaining the illusion that electric vehicle technology is more immature than it actually is. Combine anti-EV propaganda with EVs' relative rarity in the U.S., and even well-meaning people can get sucked …
JAPANESE ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: 13 -19 June,2026June 19, 2026 9:39 amEU-Japan Centre for Industrial CooperationThe EU Japan Centre is releasing a weekly press review covering Japan's economic and business matters.
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1. Economic News
2. Business News
▶ Japan enters low-cost rocket competition against SpaceX with H3 launch
13 June, 2026
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COMMENTARY: This historic Nevada mining town has seen better days. Trump is excavating hopeJune 19, 2026 9:36 amNews Tribune - MissouriTONOPAH, Nevada -- Some years ago, Harry Chahal and his wife were on a trip to Las Vegas when, like countless motorists before and since, they passed through this high desert speck of a town.
Tonopah, built by the mining industry around 1900 and depleted …
PLS Group approves $175M pre-FID capital expenditure for P2000 expansionJune 19, 2026 9:31 amThe Market HeraldJoin our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insights
Pre-FID capital expenditure for P2000 approved
Potential to represent the next major phase of growth at Pilgangoora
Allows company to expedite major lithium expansion project
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TechGen raise sparks copper rallyJune 19, 2026 9:23 amTownsville BulletinTechGen jumps on $2.7m WA copper-gold drilling raise
RMI gains as Praxis Global lifts stake to 8.55%
European Metals, OD6 and Temas ride critical minerals momentum
Your standout small cap resources stocks for Friday, June 19, 2026.
TechGen Metals shot …
Sadc’s development paradox: Why regional integration has not produced regional transformationJune 19, 2026 8:06 amZimbabwe IndependentMORE than four decades after the establishment of regional co-operation arrangements in southern Africa, and nearly three decades after the formation of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), an uncomfortable question continues to confront …
Zimbabwe lithium miners ask for more time to build processing plantsJune 19, 2026 8:05 amMining WeeklyVICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe – Lithium miners in Zimbabwe have asked the government for more time to build processing facilities, ahead of a January 2027 ban on concentrate exports, an industry executive said on Thursday.
Zimbabwe, Africa's top lithium …
South Africa's Mining Sector: A Superpower Sitting on Its HandsJune 19, 2026 7:57 amIOLIn the past eighteen months, thirteen prospecting applications have been submitted to the Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources across a 170-kilometre stretch of KwaZulu-Natal's South Coast, eleven of them including lithium, one of the …
Ganfeng and Lithium Argentina seek a third investor for lithium projectJune 19, 2026 7:51 amMining WeeklyBUENOS AIRES - Chinese miner Ganfeng Lithium and its Swiss partner Lithium Argentina are seeking a third investor for the Pozuelos-Pastos Grandes lithium project in northern Argentina, the president of Lithium Argentina told Reuters on Thursday.
Argentina …
Africa and France: From Colonial Shadows to Partnership of EqualsJune 19, 2026 7:51 amThis DayFrench President, Emmanuel Macron and his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, recently cohosted the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, with the intention of rebuilding relations between France and African countries. Michael Olugbode, in …
ASX has a real mutt of a session on Ugliest Dog DayJune 19, 2026 7:23 amTownsville BulletinResources get mauled as BHP's blowout and a stronger dollar bite hard
Gold and lithium roll over while healthcare emerges as best in show
EOS finds a bone while Labor's tax reforms advance
Today, Friday June 19, is also known to some as Ugliest Dog …
Why Aeris, Newmont, PLS, and REA Group shares are tumbling todayJune 19, 2026 5:43 amThe Motley Fool AustraliaFree Article You’re reading a free article with opinions that may differ from The Motley Fool’s Premium Investing Services. Become a Motley Fool member today to get instant access to our top analyst recommendations, in-depth research, investing resources, …
Lunch Wrap: BHP’s cost blowout and falling gold drag down ASXJune 19, 2026 5:27 amStockheadASX falls as BHP's renovation nightmare rolls on. Pic: Getty Images
ASX down almost 1pc as BHP blowout sinks miners
Gold slips as peace calms markets
EOS rockets on defence deal
The mood on the ASX turned sour in a hurry on Friday, with the S&P…
Critical Metals: Sizing Up This Tiny Rare-Earth Stock Making Big MovesJune 19, 2026 5:09 amInvestingAmong the various corners of the stock market, few have attracted as much attention as rare-earth element companies. This comes as the global economy looks to loosen China’s grip on this market by investing in non-Chinese supply chains.
Notably, the U.S. …
DRC Holds 54 of the World’s 56 Strategic Minerals, Says Scholar at Launch of New BookJune 19, 2026 5:08 amPan African VisionsBy Badylon Kawanda Bakiman
KIKWIT, DRC – The mineral wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains one of the country’s greatest strengths, but also one of the major drivers of the prolonged conflict in its eastern region, according to …
Askari Metals expands Uis target pipeline ahead of Namibia drillingJune 19, 2026 5:01 amProactive AustraliaAskari Metals Ltd (ASX:AS2) (ASX) has identified seven new high-priority pegmatite targets at its Uis Project in Namibia, expanding the exploration pipeline ahead of planned reverse circulation (RC) drilling next quarter.
The targets were generated from …
Mandrake Resources locks in drilling contractor for Berinka gold-copper program in Pine CreekJune 19, 2026 4:59 amProactive AustraliaMandrake Resources Ltd (ASX:MAN, FRA:CQ4) has signed a drilling contract with Geodrill (TSX:GEO) Australia for a 3,200-metre reverse circulation drilling program at its 100%-owned Berinka Pine Creek Gold-Copper Project in the Northern Territory.
The …
Overall Profits Fall As Mining Weakens: AustraliaJune 19, 2026 3:31 amThe National TribuneOperating profits saw an overall fall of 1.9 per cent in 2024-25, according to the latest data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Tom Lay, ABS head of business insights and statistics said: ‘There were mixed impacts across Australian …
6 ASX shares upgraded by analysts this weekJune 19, 2026 3:31 amThe Motley Fool AustraliaS&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) shares are down 1.1% to 8.816.7 points on Friday. This week, brokers see new potential in several ASX shares. Let's take a look at them. Image source: Getty Images Karoon Energy Ltd (ASX: KAR) The Karoon Energy …
Why China is upset with Indonesia over its new nickel mining rulesJune 19, 2026 3:12 amThe PrintNew Delhi: Indonesia’s biggest foreign investor China, which controls about 75 percent of the nickel refining capacity of the country, is upset with Jakarta over new mining regulations put in place for nickel.
China claims it could upend its $50 billion …
EXPLAINER | Tonse Manifesto: Ambition, Arithmetic and Zambia’s Economic RealityJune 19, 2026 3:04 amZambian Observer EXPLAINER | Tonse Manifesto: Ambition, Arithmetic and Zambia’s Economic Reality
Every election season produces promises. Some are practical. Some are aspirational. Some are designed to mobilise voters rather than survive contact with government.
The …
KoBold CEO to spotlight AI at African Mining WeekJune 19, 2026 1:59 amCanadian Mining JournalMfikeyi Makayi, the CEO of KoBold Metals Africa. Credit: KoBold
Mfikeyi Makayi, the CEO of KoBold Metals Africa, will present at African Mining Week (AMW) in Cape Town, taking place from Oct. 14 to 16. Makayi’s participation will focus on artificial …
UK Mining Conference 2026 examines key industry questionsJune 19, 2026 12:53 amGlobal Mining ReviewHow can the UK meet domestic demand for critical minerals in this era of economic uncertainty, challenging market conditions and geopolitical turbulence? What has the geology beneath our feet got to do with AI? How can the mining industry encourage young …
Lithium Plus Minerals puts the pieces in place for near-term cashflow at BynoeJune 19, 2026 12:36 amStockheadLithium Plus is putting together the pieces for near-term DSO lithium mining in the NT. Pic: Getty Images
Lithium Plus Minerals is advancing a capital-light DSO lithium production strategy at its high-grade Bynoe project in the NT
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Critical Resources advances solid-state battery program to...June 18, 2026 11:34 pmProactive AustraliaCritical Resources Ltd (ASX:CRR, FRA:9S70) has advanced its solid-state lithium-ion battery evaluation program into full-format pouch cell testing, a key scale-up step for its dry spray deposition (DSD) cathode manufacturing process.
The company has built …
Steve Manteaw: Fragmented royalty system failing mining communitiesJune 18, 2026 9:03 pmCNR Citi NewsroomPolicy analyst and Co-Chair of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr. Emmanuel Steve Asare Manteaw, has called for the harmonisation of Ghana’s mineral royalty management system, arguing that the current fragmented structure …
Rethinking How We Treat Mining WasteJune 18, 2026 5:53 pmNewswiseBy Lisa Irish
Newswise — Arizona State University researchers are testing ways to turn one of mining’s biggest environmental liabilities into a potential resource for American businesses and consumers.
While the waste created from mining activities carries …
Zimbabwe's lithium boom raises questions over community benefitsJune 18, 2026 4:55 pmBulawayo 24 NewsZimbabwe's lithium industry is rapidly emerging as one of the country's most important mining sectors, driven by billions of dollars in Chinese investment and growing global demand for battery minerals. However, as production and exports surge, …