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Recent Intelligence

Latest ingested critical mineral news and source reporting

1336 articles
Tungsten · ChemAnalyst ·2 hours ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Guardian Metals Advances Nevada Tungsten Project to Strengthen US Critical Mineral Supply Chain

Guardian Metals' Garfield PEA confirms a financially viable U.S. tungsten project, supporting domestic critical mineral production and reducing dependence...

Tungsten · Mining Weekly ·8 hours ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Guardian Metals outlines viable tungsten trioxide operation in Nevada

New York- and London-listed Guardian Metal Resources finds in a prefeasibility study (PFS) that the Pilot Mountain tungsten project, in Nevada,...

Tungsten · Mother Jones ·1 day ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Trump’s Sons Stand to Profit From the Critical Minerals Arms Race

An agreement between the US and Kazakhstan gives a group of American investors—including two of the president's sons—access to a massive untapped reserve of...

Tungsten · The New York Times ·2 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.

An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of...

Rare Earth Elements · TradingView ·6 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Rare Earth Minerals Shape Global Economy. How Are Countries Playing Them?

Rare, Rarer, RarestCritical minerals encompass a wide range of naturally occurring elements and minerals, such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and copper.

Rare Earth Elements · South China Morning Post ·6 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
China’s new front in rare earth export violations: rewarding tip-offs

The announcement follows the arrest of two Japanese nationals over alleged smuggling and comes as Beijing tightens oversight of critical minerals.

Rare Earth Elements · Business Insider Africa ·4 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Africa's top oil producer set to add rare earths to its list of prized exports after breakthrough discovery

Nigeria has made significant discoveries of platinum, lithium, as well as rare earth deposits, according to one of the West African country's ministers.

Rare Earth Elements · Mining.com ·1 day ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Tactical Resources eyes Nasdaq debut as Texas rare earths project advances

Vancouver-based rare earths developer Tactical Resources (TSXV: RARE) is preparing to move its listing to Nasdaq through a SPAC transaction with Plum...

Rare Earth Elements · Foundation for Defense of Democracies ·5 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
China Targets the U.S. Rare Earth Comeback

The short pause in U.S.-China minerals warfare is over. The May 2026 Trump-Xi summit in Beijing raised hopes of extending the critical minerals truce that...

Rare Earth Elements · C&EN ·6 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Uncovered: The road to sustainable rare earths runs through Brazil

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN associate editor Matt Blois about mining rare earths and the efforts in Brazil...

Rare Earth Elements · Mining Weekly ·4 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Rare earth elements confirmed in clays beneath Malawian deposit – Chilwa Minerals

ASX-listed Chilwa Minerals has highlighted the prevalence of widespread rare earth element mineralisation in clay intervals directly beneath the Mposa heavy...

Rare Earth Elements · Irregular Warfare Initiative ·3 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Strategic Resources in Competition: Critical Minerals & Rare Earth Elements

Bringing together 400–600 leaders from government, industry, academia, and the national security community, the conference will examine how strategic resources...

Platinum Group Metals · Shanghai Metals Market ·1 day ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Nigeria has announced the discovery of a new polymetallic mineral prov

Nigeria has announced the discovery of a new polymetallic mineral province in Kaduna State containing copper, nickel, lithium, rare earth elements, platinum...

Platinum Group Metals · Visual Capitalist ·6 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Mapped: Which Countries Hold the Biggest Mineral Reserves?

Explore the world's mineral reserves and discover which countries control key resources powering industry and the energy transition.

Platinum Group Metals · Global Mining Review ·4 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Multotec delivers tailored spiral solutions to Thaba JV chromite and PGM project in South Africa

Multotec has supplied a range of high-performance spiral equipment to the Thaba JV chromite and Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) project in South Africa's...

Platinum Group Metals · IndexBox ·1 day ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Nigeria Announces Major Critical Minerals Discoveries in Kaduna State

Nigeria reveals its most significant critical minerals discoveries in years, including a new polymetallic province in Kaduna state with high-grade deposits...

Platinum Group Metals · Business Insider Africa ·4 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Nigeria unveils world-class mineral discovery as new 3.3 million-tonne lithium reserve comes to light

Nigeria has announced what could be one of its most significant mining discoveries in recent years, unveiling a world-class polymetallic mineral province in...

Platinum Group Metals · TradingView ·4 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Price to earnings forward of Platinum Group Metals Ltd. – TSX:PTM

Price to earnings forward, quarterly and annual stats of Platinum Group Metals Ltd..

Platinum Group Metals · PwC ·5 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Mine 2026: Ambition to action

The vital mining industry must look beyond geology to policy, capital, and productivity measures to unlock value. The takeaways. For the world's top 40...

Platinum Group Metals · Junior Mining Network ·6 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
New Age Metals Enters Into Memorandum Of Understanding With Liberate Minerals To Evaluate Critical Minerals Processing Opportunities

Rockport, Ontario –June 24th, 2026 - TheNewswire – New Age Metals Inc. (TSXV: NAM; OTCQB: NMTLF; FSE: P7J.F) ("New Age Metals" or the "Company") is pleased...

Platinum Group Metals · Mining Weekly ·10 hours ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Attributes of platinum group metals explicated at Mintek PGM Day

Platinum group metals (PGMs) have several properties that make them critical everyday-life minerals, Mintek supervisor applied chemical analysis Nehemiah...

Nickel · South China Morning Post ·6 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
US targets Cuba mining sector to block use of China-linked supply chains

Washington revealed sanctions on foreign-backed mining ventures on Tuesday, which Havana slammed for being 'dishonest and mendacious'.

Nickel · Skuld ·5 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Safe carriage of nickel ore cargoes in the south-western Pacific Ocean

This circular aims to highlight the challenges associated with the export of nickel ore from the south-western Pacific Ocean and to provide recommendations...

Nickel · AZoMining ·5 days ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Ancient DNA Reveals Long-Term Coastal Damage from Nickel Mining

A study on nickel mining in New Caledonia uncovers significant ecological changes in coastal environments, highlighting the need for sustainable management.

Nickel · Seeking Alpha ·3 hours ago · ingested Jun 30, 2026
Nickel Miners News For The Month Of June 2026

Nickel spot prices fell as Indonesia signals higher 2026 mining quotas. Read this month's roundup of nickel miner news here.