Africa • Sep 14, 2026
Swiss gold ban squeezes Sudan’s war economy
Sudan’s artisanal gold sector is a major source of revenue for the forces fighting the country’s war. Switzerland has begun banning purchases, imports and transit of…
Regulation Watch
Base Metals • Sep 14, 2026
EU prepares objections to MMG’s Anglo American nickel deal
Furnaces and conveyors inside a ferronickel processing plant. The European Commission is preparing to issue a statement of objections to MMG’s proposed acquisition of Anglo American’s…
Copper • Sep 14, 2026
Copper price slides as US tariff deadline and Fed risk loom
Copper prices have retreated from a record near $14,854 per tonne reached on Sept. 9 as traders reassess the chances of U.S. tariffs on refined copper…
Coal • Sep 13, 2026
Mining ESG compliance 2026: methane reporting expands to 40 jurisdictions
The 2026 methane-compliance landscape is expanding beyond a small group of energy-sector rules. More than 40 jurisdictions are now using, or moving toward, climate-disclosure frameworks based…
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) • Sep 11, 2026
Mining ESG Compliance: Tailings Rules Tighten
An engineered mining pile with drainage and geotechnical monitoring infrastructure in Brazil. Brazil is moving toward a dedicated national framework for the safety management of mining…
Battery Metals • Sep 11, 2026
Lithium Mine Permit: CATL Project Returns to Review
Chinese regulators have withdrawn the environmental assessment acceptance notice for Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd.’s Jianxiawo lithium mine in Jiangxi province, sending the project back into…
Rare Earths • Sep 11, 2026
Rare Earth Supply Chain: U.S. Shipments Face Delays
Rare-earth separation and refining equipment at an industrial processing facility. Chinese rare earth suppliers are delaying or declining some shipments to U.S. and Japanese buyers even…
Gold • Sep 10, 2026
Medallion Metals Gets Green Light for Ravensthorpe Gold Project Development
Medallion Metals has achieved a decisive regulatory milestone, securing final federal environmental approval for its flagship Ravensthorpe Gold Project in Western Australia. The decision under the…
Rare Earths • Sep 10, 2026
Indonesia Resumes Exports of Minerals with Rare Earth Byproducts
Jakarta authorities have initiated a gradual clearance of delayed mineral shipments from key processing hubs across Sulawesi, Bangka Belitung, and West Kalimantan, easing a weeks-long administrative…
Rare Earths • Sep 9, 2026
China rare earth suppliers halt some US shipments on regulatory worries
Rare earth separation and processing equipment at an industrial facility. Chinese rare earth suppliers have halted or delayed some licensed shipments to U.S. and Japanese buyers,…
Mining intelligence, delivered free
Our newsletters on critical minerals, policy and the week’s deals, free through LinkedIn or by email.