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Weir to supply crushing circuit for Brightstar’s Goldfield project

2026-07-08

Weir Group has secured a significant contract to supply a complete crushing circuit, including its advanced ENDURON ET jaw and EC cone crushers, alongside WARMAN pumps and CAVEX hydrocyclones, for Brightstar Resources’ Goldfields gold project in Western Australia. This strategic partnership, facilitated by GR Engineering Services, aims to establish a 1.5 million tonnes-per-year processing facility, with Brightstar targeting its first gold pour by mid-2027. The agreement underscores Weir's commitment to delivering integrated, efficient solutions and highlights the growing investment in Australia's prolific gold sector.

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Africa’s mining sector poised for sustained growth driven by critical minerals and policy reforms

2026-07-08

Africa's mining sector is poised for significant and sustained growth, driven by increasing global demand for critical minerals and ongoing policy reforms across the continent. While platinum remains a foundational commodity, with Africa anticipated to contribute nearly 80.5% of global production in 2025, the sector continues to navigate persistent challenges including infrastructure deficits, regulatory ambiguities, and escalating operational expenses. This outlook, detailed by a GlobalData analyst comment on July 7, 2026, underscores Africa's strategic importance in the evolving global mineral supply chain.

Copper and lithium boom reinforces Latin America’s role in the future of mining

2026-07-08

Latin America is solidifying its indispensable role in the global mining industry, driven by significant booms in copper and lithium, according to an analyst comment from GlobalData on July 7, 2026. Countries such as Chile, Peru, Brazil, and Mexico continue to serve as crucial industry anchors, underpinned by their established mining sectors, robust foreign investment inflows, and well-developed infrastructure that facilitates resource extraction and export. The region is particularly witnessing transformative growth in its lithium sector, with Argentina and Brazil at the forefront of this expansion, vital for the burgeoning electric vehicle and renewable energy markets.

Department of Energy Celebrates Fourth Criticality Ahead of July 4th Goal

2026-07-07

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that Aalo Atomics' Aalo-X advanced reactor successfully achieved zero-power fueled criticality at Idaho National Laboratory, marking the fourth such milestone under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. This achievement surpasses the goal set by President Trump's May 2025 executive order and signifies a resurgence in American nuclear energy development. The rapid construction and successful demonstration highlight the increasing momentum for advanced nuclear technologies, with significant implications for domestic uranium demand and critical mineral supply chains within the mining industry.

Op-Ed: Molybdenum and the geopolitics of substitution

2026-07-07

Molybdenum's dramatic price rally, reaching $65,503/t in May 2026, signals a significant shift in the critical minerals market, driven less by typical by-product demand and more by geopolitical pressures surrounding tungsten. This surge reflects a new paradigm where "functionality scarcity" trumps simple mineral scarcity, as manufacturers redesign materials to reduce reliance on geopolitically concentrated supplies, bolstering molybdenum's strategic importance as a substitute and a critical by-product in global supply chains.

Mine operators face worsening wildfire seasons

2026-07-07

Mining operations across Western Canada are bracing for a potentially severe 2026 wildfire season, exacerbated by persistent drought conditions and a strong El Niño climate pattern. This article details how major mining companies, including Teck Resources, Artemis Gold, Osisko Development, and Cameco, are enhancing preparedness plans following a record 2023 season and previous operational disruptions, facing challenges from power infrastructure vulnerability to heightened scrutiny from insurance providers. The deepening threat is prompting a fundamental shift in how the industry approaches risk management, capital allocation, and even the design of new mining facilities.

Trump Administration Moves to Permanently End Green New Scam Appliance Mandates

2026-07-06

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has introduced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to dismantle home appliance and equipment efficiency mandates, aiming to reduce costs and enhance consumer choice. Announced by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on July 2, 2026, this move aligns with President Trump's broader deregulation agenda, impacting products from air conditioners to washing machines. The proposal seeks to revise the DOE’s “Process Rule” for establishing energy conservation standards, potentially shifting demand dynamics for critical minerals and energy resources relevant to the mining sector.

Sandvik receives underground equipment order from CoMinVi

2026-07-06

Sandvik has secured a significant order, valued at approximately Skr340 million ($35.2 million), from Mexican mining contractor Constructora Minera Villagómez (CoMinVi) for a comprehensive fleet of underground mining equipment. This deal, booked for the second quarter of 2026, not only includes the supply of rock bolters, loaders, and trucks but also a robust four-year agreement for parts and equipment rebuilds, signalling a deepening of their two-decade-long strategic partnership. The investment underscores CoMinVi's growth ambitions in the Mexican mining sector and reinforces Sandvik's position as a leading global equipment provider, particularly in the critical underground segment.

The UK’s critical minerals ambitions will need Cornwall

2026-07-06

In a thought-provoking commentary published on July 6, 2026, CMGA managing director Ola Zawalna emphasized the indispensable role of Cornwall in realizing the UK’s critical minerals ambitions. Zawalna posits that the development of critical mineral projects and the deployment of new extraction technologies within the historic mining region of Cornwall are paramount to enhancing the United Kingdom's overall resource security, highlighting a strategic domestic imperative for a resilient supply chain.

Energy Dominance Financing Office Celebrates One Year Since Passage of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act

2026-07-05

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) has marked the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts, which expanded the EDF's loan authority to over $250 billion to bolster U.S. energy and industrial leadership. Highlighting significant investments in nuclear power restarts, grid modernization, and critical mineral supply chains, the EDF is driving a national strategy to secure baseload energy, lower consumer costs, and revitalize domestic manufacturing, including a substantial focus on strategic resources and agricultural inputs. This initiative signals a major shift in federal energy policy with profound implications for the mining sector, particularly in uranium, copper, and critical minerals.

Almonty kicks off processing at Sangdong tungsten mine

2026-07-05

Almonty Industries has officially commenced processing plant throughput operations at its Sangdong tungsten mine in South Korea, marking a critical transition from mine development to revenue-generating production. This milestone, announced on July 2, 2026, positions Sangdong, a historically significant tungsten producer, to re-emerge as a major Western supplier amid a robust tungsten pricing environment and increasing global demand for critical minerals. The operation is set to leverage a substantial ore stockpile and a modern processing facility to produce high-purity tungsten concentrate, with a projected mine life exceeding 45 years and the potential to supply 40% of the world's tungsten demand outside China.