Category: Geology, Mining, and Metallurgy

US Announces 50% Tariff on Copper Imports

Wedoany.com Report-Aug. 2 US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing a 50% tariff on specific copper imports, including copper pipes, wiring, rods, sheets, tubes, and related products su...

2025-08-02

Rio Tinto Net Earnings Slump 22% in H1 2025

Wedoany.com Report-Aug. 1, Rio Tinto has reported a decline in its financial performance for the first half of 2025 (H1 2025), affected by softer commodity prices, increased capital expenditure, and t...

2025-08-01

Trump Administration to Expand Price Support for US Rare Earths Projects, Sources Say

Wedoany.com Report-Aug. 1, On July 24, 2025, a meeting convened by White House officials focused on strategies to enhance U.S. critical minerals production. Hosted by Peter Navarro, a trade advisor, a...

2025-08-01

China Iron Ore Imports Hold Up as Storm Clouds Gather

Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 31, Iron ore prices have maintained stability above $100 per metric ton in 2025, despite a slowdown in China’s steel industry. The Singapore Exchange’s most-traded ...

2025-07-31

Peru Mulls Green Light for $6 Billion in Mining Projects

Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 29, On July 28, 2025, during her Independence Day address to Congress, President Dina Boluarte announced that Peru is reviewing 134 mining exploration and exploitation projects...

2025-07-29

MLG Oz Secures $10M Contract for New Murchison’s Australian Gold Project

Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 28, Australian mining services company MLG Oz has signed a new contract worth up to A$15 million (approximately US$9.8 million) to provide crushing and screening services at th...

2025-07-28

Vulcan Energy Receives $122M in Grants for Lithium Project

Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 27, Vulcan Energy has obtained €104 million ($121.8 million) in grants to support its Clean Lithium for Battery Cell Production project (Li4BAT), a key component of its ph...

2025-07-27

Rio Tinto, ENAMI Form JV for Altoandinos Lithium Project in Chile

Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 27, Rio Tinto, a global mining company, and Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI), a Chilean state-owned mining company, have signed a binding agreement to establish a joi...

2025-07-27

Zimbabwe Lithium Exports Soar 30% in H1 2025, Defying Price Slump

Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 27, Zimbabwe, Africa’s top lithium producer, recorded a 30% increase in spodumene concentrate exports in the first half of 2025, according to the Minerals Marketing Corpo...

2025-07-27

Laramide Secures Development Licence for Queensland Uranium Project

Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 26, Laramide Resources, through its Australian subsidiary Tackle Resources, has received approval from the Queensland Government for a mineral development licence (MDL) for the...

2025-07-26