Mining & Materials

17+ min ago   (540+ words) Boggabri Coal has been granted state government approval to extend its mine life until the end of 2040. The determination was published last week and allows the company to recover an additional 25 million tonnes of total coal production. Direct employment for…...

10+ min ago   (367+ words) September 13, 2026 by Jide Orintunsin, Abuja Nigeria’s Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has begun strategic discussions with Murdoch University in Western Australia to launch the third phase of its capacity-building and knowledge-transfer programme for Nigerian mining professionals. The initiative was disclosed…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (752+ words) Canada’s mining sector could capture a larger share of global capital as rising critical-mineral demand, expanding development spending and government support create opportunities from mines to processing, according to BMO Global Metals & Mining. The outlook comes ahead of the Canada…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (161+ words) Turkmenportal.com 70-75 million tons of iron ore reserves, which contain 20 percent of iron, were found in the Gyzylgaya-V section of the Chagyl deposit located in the Turkmenbashi district of Balkan province, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reports. It is…...

51+ min ago   (646+ words) Dele Alake, Minister for Solid Minerals Development Nigeria and the United States are set to deepen cooperation in the mining sector, with both countries targeting the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York for the signing of…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago   (403+ words) Ivanhoe Mines has increased the resource estimate for the Makoko copper district in western DRC by 30% to approximately 12 million tons of contained copper. The company is preparing a scoping study for 2027 and a new drilling campaign. Ivanhoe Mines announced on…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (532+ words) The facility is a part of USA Rare Earth’s broader push as a rare earth and critical minerals company working to develop an end-to-end supply chain. USA Rare Earth has broken ground on a $1.2 billion rare earth metal and magnet…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (465+ words) Adex and Perucámaras signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement to strengthen business capabilities and national foreign trade. The agreement will allow producers from the interior to access information, technical assistance, and academic programs. Between January and July of this year, 67% of…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (501+ words) The Economic Times...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (302+ words) MillenniumPost PM Modi’s warning at the BRICS Summit against the “weaponisation” of technology and critical minerals deserves attention beyond the diplomatic setting in which it was delivered The minerals that power electric vehicles, batteries, renewable-energy systems, semiconductors, electronics…...