CleanTech has finalised the acquisition of rights to the El Triunfo gold and antimony project in Bolivia from Silver Elephant Mining.

Rio Tinto has announced a A$180m ($116.9m) investment to commence the Norman Creek access project at the Amrun bauxite mine in Queensland, Australia.

NexGen Energy has secured a uranium offtake contract with a US utility company to deliver one million pounds of uranium annually.

Lindian Resources has partnered with Iluka Resources to develop its Kangankunde rare earths project in Malawi.

Volt Energy Materials has received approval to join the DIBC platform for advancing its Alabama graphite refinery project.

Codelco has requested Chile's mining regulator, Sernageomin, to allow the reopening of a portion of its El Teniente mine.

Amid border conflict with Myanmar and a trade war with US President Trump, China's heavy rare earth restrictions are causing a global ripple.

GlobalData suggests that a growing anti-ESG movement may be causing confusion about whether companies still have ESG strategies.