Canada has approved the Crawford Mine, the largest nickel mine in the Western world, moving it into the development phase.
IEA warns copper and lithium supply gaps to persist through 2035.
South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy expressed concerns over miner safety; safety issues are prominent in the platinum industry and the department has formally engaged with Impala.
South Korea and Argentina have signed a memorandum of understanding on critical minerals cooperation,
Indiana Attorney General has filed a legal challenge to a court order requiring Rockport coal-fired power plant Unit 1 to be retired.
Tianjin's imports and exports reached a record high in the first half of the year, with lithium battery exports becoming the biggest bright spot.
Elefra Lithium reported a 15% quarter-on-quarter increase in Q2 production, with the net present value NPV of its expansion project doubling.
Jereh Recycling's Chongqing lithium battery resource recovery station has been put into operation.
Mineral Resources has introduced a Korean corporate partner and raised its lithium production guidance.
Germany's century-old battery maker Varta has filed for preliminary insolvency, delivering another setback to Europe's battery industry.
The Bunker Hill Mine has resumed production, with the first concentrate shipment sent to the Trail smelter.
The Gabonese government aims to increase total rail freight volume from approximately 9 million tonnes per year currently to 21 million tonnes per year by 2029.
On July 21, 2026, Kitco News published an interview with Sameer Samana, Wells Fargo's global head of equity and real asset strategy.
On July 15, 2026, three pieces of news with not entirely aligned directions emerged in the copper market on the same day, worth reading together.
On July 6, 2026, Goldman Sachs released its latest aluminum market research report, lowering its average annual LME aluminum price forecast for 2027 from $2,950 per tonne to $2,700 per tonne, while cutting its Q4 2026 forecast from $3,200 per tonne to $2,950 per tonne.
On July 2, 2026 (Toronto time), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE/TSX: AEM), the world's second-largest gold producer, announced that on July 1 local time, a rock mass movement occurred on the north wall of the Barnat open pit within the Canadian Malartic mine complex in Quebec, Canada.
Rio Tinto's chief executive for aluminium and lithium, Jérôme Pécresse, told Reuters that lithium will become the company's fastest-growing division, outpacing traditional mainstays such as copper and iron ore.
On Friday, June 20, 2026, Panama's Ministry of Environment officially released the independent audit report on the Cobre Panama copper mine conducted by Swiss inspection agency SGS.