Mining sector

News analysis

Will Japan rewire global rare earth supply chains with its deep-sea breakthrough?

The clay-like sludge pumped up from the abyssal depths surrounding Minamitorishima is remarkably rich in highly coveted medium and heavy rare-earth elements.

In US, rare earths extracted from coal mine wastewater

A basin collects polluted water flowing from a former coal mine at West Virginia University’s pilot plant in Mount Storm, West Virginia, on Aug 12.

Singapore-based ore trader Radiant World lays off staff as lenders back away, sources say

Radiant employs more than 100 people, according to its website.

Singapore authorities begin looking into iron ore trader Radiant World

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is also examining trades involving the company and its creditors.

BHP profit tops estimates as copper powers growth, to pay highest dividend in 4 years

BHP reported a 30 per cent rise in full-year underlying attributable profit of US$13.20 billion (S$16.9 billion) for the year ended June 30.

Australia tightens curbs on two Northern Minerals shareholders ordered to divest

A truck carrying rare earths in Western Australia. Western governments seek to reduce reliance on China for supplies of the minerals.

Afghanistan’s gold rush upends lives and landscapes

An Afghan goldsmith holding gold at a workshop in Fayzabad, in Afghanistan’s north-eastern Badakhshan province.

Pentagon to invest $511 million in Australian rare earth mine

The Pentagon announced a US$400 million conditional loan commitment to Sunrise to build the world’s first primary mine for scandium.

Trump touts $3.8b in minerals projects to promote economic stability and national security

Trump said the projects would create thousands of jobs and promote economic stability and security.

Deutsche Bank and KBC freeze some of Radiant World’s Singapore bank accounts, sources say

Radiant World is under growing pressure after two of its key banks froze its funds and major miners moved to cut ties with the iron ore trading house, according to sources.

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