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February 11, 2026

CME looks into launching first ever rare earth futures...

CME Group is working on a plan to launch the world’s first futures contract in rare earths, three sources...

February 11, 2026

Platinum miners favor payouts over projects even as...

Platinum’s run to record highs will need to be sustained for miners to invest heavily in new projects, with...

February 11, 2026

China’s Li inspects rare earth facilities, hints at...

China’s second-ranking official, Premier Li Qiang, inspected rare earth facilities in the southern province...

February 10, 2026

Energy Department Awardee to Build First American...

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today joined executives of Century Aluminum to celebrate progress...

February 10, 2026

India in talks over critical minerals deals with Brazil,...

India is in talks with Brazil, Canada, France and the Netherlands over deals to jointly explore, extract,...

February 10, 2026

OSMRE Announces Nearly $120 Million to Reclaim Abandoned...

 The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced nearly $120 million in fiscal year...

February 9, 2026

BHP’s Vicuña could double investment in Argentina copper...

High in the Andes Mountains, more than 4,200 meters above sea level on the Argentina–Chile border, mining...

February 9, 2026

Argentina trade deals with US do not box out China,...

A deal on critical minerals between Argentina and the U.S. signed this week does not rule out Chinese...

February 9, 2026

Caterpillar and Sandvik set new Pantera DPI standards...

Growing up in a small town near Stockholm, Sweden, Göran Fredrik Göransson had a grand vision for his...

February 6, 2026

Value of U.S. mineral production rose last year, driven...

The overall value of U.S. mineral production rose by 5.6 percent to $112 billion in 2025, according to the...

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