Delivering a keynote address at the AME Roundup conference in Vancouver this week, Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Nation said meaningful reconciliation in British Columbia’s mining sector must be grounded in shared decision-making, respect for Indigenous law, and early engagement with First Nations.

Rio Tinto Group and Glencore Plc are poised to seek more time to work on a deal to create the world’s biggest miner as they wrangle over the premium that Rio would need to pay, people familiar with the matter said.

Ten workers were abducted last week from a mining project in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, underscoring the ongoing security risks facing companies operating in regions affected by organized crime.

The aggregate deal value of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the mining sector hit a 13-year high in 2025, global law firm White & Case reports.

The executor of the Western Region Exploration Project announced the acquisition of three polymetal exploration licenses in Borujerd County; an action that indicates the deepening of IMPASCO’s mining activities in Lorestan Province.

Titanium isn’t factoring much into current critical minerals mining news headlines the way copper, gold or lithium are, but its importance could become more evident as the conversations around defense metals evolve – and as supply chain risks are exposed.

The joint meeting between IMPASCO and Isfahan University of Technology, attended by Touraj Zareh and a group of researchers, marked a turning point in the development of smart technologies, rapid data acquisition, and the movement of Iran’s mining industry toward a knowledge-based economy.

Critical Metals expects to finalize the remaining 25% of offtake agreements for its Tanbreez rare earth project in Greenland by early 2026 and will be open to an investment from Washington, its top boss told Reuters.

The Indonesian government will cut mining output quotas in order to support the prices of commodities like coal, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said in an interview with local news channel TvOne on Tuesday.

He’s the biggest trader in the world’s top producer of nickel, a metal that’s powering the shift to batteries and electric cars. His firms handle billions of dollars worth of ore and own stakes in mines covering an area around the size of New York City. Yet even in the metals industry, few know the name Arif Kurniawan.