America’s Auto Industry Faces a Rare Earth Reckoning

The Automotive MMI (Monthly Metals Index) moved sideways, rising a slight 1.39%. As a whole, the US automotive market is facing a number of challenges necessitating both innovation and resilience. Automakers are grappling with shortages of...

S&P 500 Gains & Losses Today: GM Stock Speeds Higher; Newmont Sinks as Gold Retreats

Bill Pugliano / Getty Images Shares of General Motors were the best performers in the S&P 500 today. A strong earnings report helped boost a U.S. major carmaker on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, while receding gold prices dragged down shares of a mining...

YESAB recommends Gladiator Metals exploration project for approval

Environmental assessor's report gives list of recommendations for project in and around Whitehorse city limits Gladiator Metals Corp.’s exploration works in and around Whitehorse along the copper belt has been recommended for approval by Yukon...

Pacific activists protest deep sea mining as US-owned exploration vessel docks in Cook Islands

Avarua, Rarotonga, Holding a banner reading “Don’t Mine the Moana” Cook Islands activists confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, peacefully protesting the emerging threat of deep sea mining. Four activists in...

Lummis, Senate Republicans Introduce Resolution Designating ‘Coal Week'; Critics Call It a Step Backward for Clean Energy

Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), joined by a group of Senate Republican colleagues, has introduced a resolution to officially designate the week of October 19, 2025, as “Coal Week” in the U.S. Senate — a ceremonial effort to...

Rich Rodriguez Reveals Powerful Tie To The Mines As West Virginia Reclaims Coal Industry Over Wyoming

The state of Wyoming accounts for roughly 41% of total coal production in the United States, with somewhere around 240,000 thousand short tons per year. I was not previously aware of that reality.The vast majority of coal is mined from the Powder...

3 Houston-area companies make Fortune's first ranking of top AI adopters

Three businesses based in the Houston area appear on Fortune's inaugural list of the top adopters of AI among Fortune 500 companies. They are: No. 7 energy company ExxonMobil, based in Spring No. 19 tech company Hewlett Packard Enterprise, based...

Pacific activists protest deep sea mining as U.S exploration vessel enters port

Greenpeace Australia Pacific RAROTONGA, Wednesday 22 October 2025 — Cook Islanders holding a banner reading “Don’t Mine the Moana” have confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, protesting the emerging threat of...

N.W.T. Premier responds to 'red alert' over decline of mining

Premier R.J. Simpson is expressing his support for the N.W.T.'s mining industry after Range Lake MLA Kieron Testart issued a 'red alert' over the declining state of mining in the territory. “Mining has been central to the Northwest Territories’...

Children in mining areas now need dialysis due to mercury poisoning – Minority Leader

By: Ashiadey Dotse The Minority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has raised serious concern over the growing health crisis caused by illegal mining, saying that some children in mining communities now require dialysis...

Vale sees 2025 iron ore output at top range after strongest quarter since 2018

By Andre Romani and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian miner Vale reported on Tuesday its highest quarterly iron ore production since 2018, and said it is on track to reach the upper band of its 2025 production target for...

Today in Africa — October 21, 2025: M23 Rebels Loot $70M in Gold, Cameroon Tense Ahead of Election Results, Madagascar’s Gen Z Reject New PM

NEWS Burning barricades are seen in Garoua during a demonstration by supporters of the political opposition on October 21, 2025, ahead of the release of the results of the presidential vote. by AFP via Getty Images Every day, OkayAfrica shares a...

MECL signs MoU with CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory

Recognizing the strategic importance of strengthening quality, innovation and technical excellence in India’s minerals and mining sector, MECL and CSIR–NML have entered into a landmark MoU for joint initiatives in critical mineral exploration. The...

Kwara Govt To Empower Monarchs To Vet Mining Investors, Curb Illegal Operations

The Kwara State Government (KWSG) has reiterated its commitment to intensifying stakeholder sensitisation on the dangers of illegal and artisanal mining across the state. This was disclosed on Tuesday by Chief Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh,...

Kwara moves to curb bandit influx through mining activities

With Kwara State identified as a potential solid minerals-producing area, the government has developed strategies to curb the influx of bandits through mining activities. The State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Chief Abosede Olaitan...

Over 100 Reported Dead in Kono as Chinese-Operated Mining Pit Collapses

A dark cloud has fallen over Kono District as reports confirm that over 100 people have lost their lives following the collapse of a Chinese-operated mining pit in Kumaro, Nimikoro Chiefdom According to reports, dozens of local miners many of them...

Congo rebels looted $A108m of gold from mine: firm

Twangiza Mining, which is headquartered in Congo and describes itself as a Chinese firm, said it lost over 100kg of gold a month since the takeover, in addition to $US5 million worth of equipment and materials.

‘Dorsland’ killed amid mining threat

One of Namibia’s endangered female black rhinos was poached over the weekend in a Kunene conservancy, renewing concerns about the protection of wildlife amid growing mining activity in the region. The female rhino, known as Dorsland, has given...

British Columbia to Ban New Bitcoin Mining Ventures

In a noteworthy development, British Columbia, the third most populous Canadian province, recently unveiled plans to ban new Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining ventures. This initiative aims to prevent such projects from tapping into the province’s...

Global Stock Rally Pauses As Gold, Silver Slide From Record High

US equity futures are flat, reversing a small overnight loss, with small caps seeing some underperformance in what looks more like profit-taking than material de-risking. As of 8:00am ET, S&P and Nasdaq futures are unchanged after the S&P 500...