The message from Seyed Mohammad Atabak, Iran's Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, on the occasion of National Industry and Mining Day is as follows:

The Secretary of the Iranian Cement Industry Employers' Association stated that the cement industry currently receives only one-quarter of the electricity it requires, adding that restrictions on electricity and natural gas supply, sharp fluctuations in electricity prices on the Energy Exchange, and the presence of intermediaries in the exchange have significantly increased production costs and placed the continued operation of cement plants under serious pressure.

Australia must jump at the opportunity to strengthen its position in global critical materials supply chains, with a new EY Net Zero Centre report highlighting geopolitical tensions and concentrated processing capacity as major factors reshaping the global resources landscape.

With the acquisition of South32’s aluminium assets, Alcoa will surpass Rio Tinto to become the world's largest bauxite mining company on an equity-attributable production basis, with global share rising from 8.5% to 13%, Wood Mackenzie reported on Thursday, July 2.

Northern Star has appointed Glencore executive Suresh Vadnagra as its next managing director and chief executive officer (CEO), as the gold producer simultaneously confirmed it had achieved its revised 2025-26 financial year (FY26) production guidance.

Norsk Hydro said on Wednesday its Slovalco aluminium joint venture had struck an agreement with the Slovak government to partially restart production after a four-year shutdown, with the deal including a new long-term power supply contract.

Premier private research university Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT's) spinout materials recovery and processing startup SiTration has completed a five-week propotype testwork programme with global miner BHP's innovation arm BHP Invent.

Rincon Resources and Maverick Minerals Australia have entered into a binding heads of agreement to form a joint venture (JV) on Rincon's West Arunta copper/gold/rare earths/nobium project, in Western Australia.

The world's largest mining-dedicated producer of sodium cyanide, Orica, has reached a final investment decision on the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub, in New South Wales.

Alara Resources has successfully dispatched its fifty-first copper concentrate shipment from the Al Wash-hi Majaza copper mine, in Oman.