The AI Boom Is Quietly Triggering a New Commodity SupercycleApril 18, 2026 12:54 amFinance MonthlyFor years, discussions around artificial intelligence have been almost entirely about software, algorithms, various models, and the companies building them. But beneath the surface of this digital revolution, there are far more tangible consequences. The …
Resolution Minerals adds Brett Lynch to board ahead of US pushApril 17, 2026 11:33 pmProactive AustraliaSeasoned mining executive Brett Lynch will join Resolution Minerals Ltd (ASX:RML, OTCQB:RLMLF, FRA:NC3)'s board as a non-executive director, as the company prepares for its next phase of US growth. Lynch will join ahead of the company’s planned NASDAQ …
PacifiCan invests $1M in Dynamix AgitatorsApril 17, 2026 11:26 pmPulp and Paper CanadaTalking Points
The federal government is investing $1 million in Dynamix Agitators, a Richmond, B.C., manufacturer of industrial mixers for the pulp and paper industry, through Pacific Economic Development Canada’s Regional Tariff Response Initiative. The …
Russia begins development of major manganese deposit in occupied Zaporizhzhia OblastApril 17, 2026 10:55 pmThe Kyiv IndependentRussia is moving to develop one of the world’s largest manganese deposits in occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russian media reported on April 17.
According to the outlet Kommersant, Reale Engineering Invest obtained a license for mineral extraction …
Resolution appoints former Sayona Mining MD Brett Lynch for U.S. expansionApril 17, 2026 10:35 pmStockheadResolution Minerals strengthens board with appointment of Brett Lynch as a non-executive director. Pic: Getty Images
Resolution appoints former Sayona Mining managing director Brett Lynch as a non-executive director
Lynch to provide his experience in …
Amargosa river makes ‘most endangered’ list as mining, solar threats mountApril 17, 2026 10:34 pmPahrump Valley Times - NevadaThe mighty-but-little-known Amargosa River gained dubious national recognition this week.
Without intervention preventing mining and solar farm development, the river that makes life possible in one of America’s harshest deserts is in grave danger, the …
Argonaut Algorithm: Why David Franklyn sees lithium as a long-term play after the Iran WarApril 17, 2026 10:31 pmStockheadLithium stocks are looking more attractive as the fuel crisis tips the scales in favour of EV buyers. Pic: Supplied/Stockhead
Argonaut Funds Management’s David Franklyn joins Stockhead to share investing secrets from the high-conviction resource sector …
Monsters of Rock: Gold miners remain hungry to grow as mergers have investors asking who’s nextApril 17, 2026 10:30 pmStockheadGold miners remain hungry for growth, despite a market slowdown. Pic: Getty Images
Deals continue to fly in the hot ASX gold scene
Major transactions and future deals have been focused on emerging jurisdictions in Guyana and West Africa
In the uranium …
Lunch Wrap: ASX dips as war noise lingers, Zip lifts above the packApril 17, 2026 10:28 pmStockheadGeopolitical noise remains loud, even as markets hope for a more optimistic outcome. Pic: Getty Images
ASX dips as banks, retailers pull back
AusSuper takes big stake in Qantas
Zip surges, Paladin delivers
By lunchtime Friday in Sydney, the S&P/ …
Closing Bell: ASX dips as banks fall for fifth consecutive dayApril 17, 2026 10:26 pmStockheadThe ASX recovered from session lows of -0.59pc but closed out the week of trade flat, thanks to persistent weakness in banking stocks. Pic: Getty Images
ASX falls 0.09%, although up from session lows of -0.59%
Financials, energy drag market lower
Info tech …
Zimbabwe’s ‘Booming’ Growth Masks Deep Economic Strain and Widening Inequality, Critics WarnApril 17, 2026 8:41 pmThe Zimbabwe MailHARARE – Zimbabwe’s headline economic growth figures are being touted as a success story by the government, but economists and opposition voices warn that the numbers mask a deeper crisis of inequality, fragility, and limited real impact on ordinary …
Zimbabwe’s Economic Growth Paradox: Strong Headline Numbers, Fragile FoundationsApril 17, 2026 8:39 pmThe Zimbabwe MailZimbabwe’s recent macroeconomic trajectory has surprised many observers. Several years ago, projections that the country could rank among the region’s fastest-growing economies were met with considerable scepticism, understandably so, given the country’s …
Zim’s mineral revenues as fiscal counter-cyclical toolApril 17, 2026 8:01 pmZimbabwe IndependentMORE than a quarter of a century into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world remains off-track to meet its most fundamental promise: ending poverty and leaving no one behind.
While economic growth has lifted millions out of destitution, it …
Congo to top Ethiopia to become sub-Saharan Africa’s fifth-biggest economy, SA still largestApril 17, 2026 4:42 pmNews24The flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nation is leveraging its vast mineral wealth to deepen ties with global investors, positioning itself as a key beneficiary of booming demand for battery metals.
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Why not now? A realistic roadmap for Zimbabwe's lithium economyApril 17, 2026 3:46 pmZimbabwe IndependentLithium-battery production is extremely power-intensive and unforgiving of instability.
Zimbabwe holds 6.7 million tonnes of lithium reserves — Africa's largest and the world's fourth-largest — a geological blessing that has sparked national …
China reports huge railway-haul of goods in and out of TibetApril 17, 2026 3:45 pmTibetan Review(TibetanReview.net, Apr16’26) – China said Apr 15 that its Qinghai–Tibet Railway had transported more than a hundred million metric tons of goods in and out of Tibet autonomous region since its opening in 2006, with the growth in outbound goods rising much …
Senate approves resolution lifting ban on miningApril 17, 2026 3:11 pmNorthwest Arkansas Democrat GazetteCongressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a South American company to extract precious metals from …
FTSE 100 Live: UK blue-chips in the green as Dow rockets 1,000...April 17, 2026 3:09 pmProactive UKFTSE 100 up 61 points to 10,651
Dow up over 1,000 points
Oil retreats on ceasefire hopes
3.55pm: Wall Street on fire (not literally)
The barely constrained euphoria on Wall Street that has seen the Dow rocket over 1,000 points hasn't exactly …
FTSE 100 Live: Blue-chips jump after Iran opens Strait of HormuzApril 17, 2026 2:42 pmProactive UKFTSE 100 up 61 points to 10,651
Wall Street set for positive start
SSE and Centrica sink on Chancellor's comments
Workspace falls 15% on profit warning
Oil retreats on ceasefire hopes
2.22pm: Strait opens, Footsie flies
The FTSE 100 reversed a loss to …
GOP Sends Trump Resolution Lifting Mining Ban In Minnesota WildernessApril 17, 2026 2:20 pmHuffPostCongressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a South American company to extract precious metals from …
DFS confirms Sovereign, Rio Tinto’s Kasiya project can be world’s largest rutile, graphite ...April 17, 2026 1:14 pmMining WeeklyASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals has stated a modest 9% increase in the capital expenditure required for Stage 1 development of the Kasiya rutile project, in Malawi, combined with a 6% increase in operating costs despite recent inflation rises across …
Premier African Minerals reports progress at Zulu ProjectApril 17, 2026 12:44 pmShareCastThe AIM-traded company said fabrication and integration of the Xinhai Flotation Plant was progressing well, with recent work focused on labour-intensive on-site construction, including overflow launders, walkways, interconnecting pipework and air supply …
ASX closes in the red as banks fall for fifth dayApril 17, 2026 10:53 amTownsville BulletinASX falls 0.09%, although up from session lows of -0.59%
Financials, energy drag market lower
Info tech bounces +10% for the week
Banks index down 4% over five days
The dual ceasefires between Iran and the US and Israel and Lebanon are holding for now as …
Protecting Water in the Mining Rush: A World Water Day PanelApril 17, 2026 10:09 amNew Security BeatFrom Zambia to Indonesia, recent headlines about catastrophic toxic mining spills grimly underscore how the global push to secure one set of resources, critical minerals, might be compromising another: water.
“This isn’t just an environmental story,” said …
Irish mineral firm TechMet gets $17m cash boost for Ukraine mining projectApril 17, 2026 9:35 amIrish IndependentCompany is backed by the US government and has a deal to develop a lithium mine in Kirovohrad
Canada’s PM Mark Carney with his wife Diana Fox Carney – she is a shareholder in TechMet. Photo: Bloomberg
Today at 06:30
TechMet, the Dublin-based resources firm …
Opencast mines take biggest knocks as fuel price surgesApril 17, 2026 9:04 amZimbabwe IndependentMining firms undertaking opencast operations are taking the biggest knocks during the current wave of fuel price hikes, the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) said this week.
The surge, which has been felt worldwide, has been triggered by tensions in the …
Senate Approves Resolution Allowing Mining Near BWCAApril 17, 2026 8:49 amKROC - MinnesotaWashington, DC (AP) - Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a South American company to …
The future of cobalt mining and processing in Australia.April 17, 2026 8:36 amABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)You may not have heard much about cobalt, but it is on the list of critical minerals in Australia.
It is used to reduce the fire risk in lithium batteries, but is also find it in defence products and robotics.
Most of the world's cobalt comes out of …
Mining ownership court ruling ‘clear win’ for Gina RinehartApril 17, 2026 7:06 amSky News AustraliaGina Rinehart has had a "clear win" in her complicated legal battle over the ownership of iron ore mines.
After more than two years and a 51-day trial in the WA Supreme Court, on Wednesday, Justice Jennifer Smith handed down a landmark decision …
Canada forges new link in crucial lithium supply chain in B.C. industrial zoneApril 17, 2026 5:07 amThe Globe and MailOpen this photo in gallery:Mangrove Lithium founder and CEO Saad Dara at the company's electrochemical lithium refining facility in Delta, B.C., on Wednesday.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press
Nestled in a series of unassuming industrial buildings in …
Congress sends Trump a resolution to lift mining ban near Minnesota’s Boundary WatersApril 17, 2026 1:34 amAnchorage Daily News - AlaskaIn this undated image provided by Minnesota Public Radio, Sept. 2, 2016, canoeists navigate the Pocket River in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness near Ely, Minn. (Nathaniel Minor/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File) Congressional Republicans …
CSOs Back Zimbabwe’s Lithium Export Crackdown, Warn “Execution Will Decide Everything”April 16, 2026 9:52 pmMining ZimbabweThe Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd), a civil society organisation, has welcomed the government’s tightening of raw lithium export regulations, saying the reforms could help Zimbabwe retain more value from its mineral resources. However …
In a B.C. industrial zone, a new link forged in Canada's crucial lithium supply chainApril 16, 2026 5:15 pmThe AlbertanDELTA —
Nestled in a series of unassuming industrial buildings in Delta, B.C., among companies specializing in plumbing supplies, ladders and fitness equipment, sits North America's first electrochemical lithium refining facility.
DELTA —
Nestled in a …
Mining Innovator List: Top 10 Powering the AI GridApril 16, 2026 11:07 amSkillings Mining Review - Florida2026 Lithium Power Map : Early Access Open ($59) | Get the latest sector data and secure your copy here: https://skillings.short.gy/LithiumPreSale
By Salini Krishnan
The convergence of artificial intelligence and industrial power infrastructure …
Mining M&A: Eldorado-Foran $3.8B Closure and Saskatchewan’s Lithium ShiftApril 16, 2026 11:06 amSkillings Mining Review - Florida2026 Lithium Power Map : Early Access Open ($59) | Get the latest sector data and secure your copy here: https://skillings.short.gy/LithiumPreSale
By Salini Krishnan
The North American mining landscape solidified further this week as Eldorado …
Gold developer Antipa shines bright for mining experts as investors chase next big thingApril 16, 2026 11:01 amStockheadA host of mining experts have pinpointed a small cap goldie as their top ASX pick. Pic: Getty Images
A panel at last week’s Resources Rising Stars Gather Round conference almost unanimously chose Antipa Minerals as their top stock
Hedley Widdup also likes …
Mining ESG Reporting: The Ultimate Guide to Succeeding in a Green MarketApril 16, 2026 11:00 amSkillings Mining Review - Florida2026 Lithium Power Map : Early Access Open ($59) | Get the latest sector data and secure your copy here: https://skillings.short.gy/LithiumPreSale
Mining ESG reporting has evolved from a voluntary transparency exercise into a critical …