Canada, Alberta announce new west coast oil pipeline to boost exports

Canada, Alberta announce new west coast oil pipeline to boost exports

Canada announced plans to build a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific coast, which would give the world's fourth-largest oil producer greater capacity to export to Asia and ease its reliance on the US.
Transalloys warns of permanent closure of South Africa’s last manganese smelter

Transalloys warns of permanent closure of South Africa’s last manganese smelter

Manganese ferroalloys producer Transalloys has fully stopped its ferroalloys production in Mpumalanga on July 1, with no indication of when operations may resume.
US oil production rises to record high in April, EIA says

US oil production rises to record high in April, EIA says

US crude oil production rose to 13.93-million barrels per day (bpd) in April, the highest on record, monthly data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Tuesday, as producers ramped up output in response to higher oil prices owing to the Iran war.
US report confirms uranium development is at its highest levels in more than ten years

US report confirms uranium development is at its highest levels in more than ten years

tatistics and analysis firm US Energy Information Administration (EIA) finds in its latest yearly uranium production report that US-based uranium mines produced 2.1-million pounds of triuranium octoxide, or uranium concentrate, in 2025, marking a significant increase from the 657 000 lb produced in 2024.
Australia’s International Graphite secures Asia Pacific offtake agreement for graphite concentrate

Australia’s International Graphite secures Asia Pacific offtake agreement for graphite concentrate

International Graphite (IG6) has secured a three-year commercial agreement to supply graphite concentrate to Hong Kong-based trading company Wogen Pacific.
Iluka secures $1.2bn loan from Australia for rare earths refinery

Iluka secures $1.2bn loan from Australia for rare earths refinery

Iluka Resources said on Tuesday that the Australian government has provided a A$1.65-billion ($1.15-billion) non-recourse loan to build the Eneabba rare earths refinery in Western Australia.
WA1 unlocks high-grade niobium concentrates

WA1 unlocks high-grade niobium concentrates

WA1 Resources has strengthened the development case for its Luni niobium project in Western Australia after reporting strong beneficiation testwork results from across the deposit.
Anfield finds positive economics in combined uranium operations PEA

Anfield finds positive economics in combined uranium operations PEA

Anfield Energy has filed an updated combined preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its planned US operations.
Emmerson granted UK patent for Khemisset multimineral process

Emmerson granted UK patent for Khemisset multimineral process

Emmerson’s patent application for the Khemisset multimineral process (KMP), titled ‘Processing of Evaporite Minerals (Application No. 2315003.0)’, has been granted by the UK Intellectual Property (IP) Office. This patent pro
July’s Shanghai Week set to firm up platinum’s already solid status

July’s Shanghai Week set to firm up platinum’s already solid status

In a year where change is proving to be rapid and consequential, the major upcoming Shanghai Platinum Week is bound to connect key trends across the platinum group metals (PGMs) value chain as it has done progressively since 2021.