Category: International

China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG) has reportedly told several Chinese steel mills they can purchase some BHP (ASX: BHP) cargoes, relaxing restrictions that have been in place since September 2025.

Iran has agreed to allow conditional passage through the Strait of Hormuz under a two-week ceasefire with the US.

The Antimony Ridge project in Idaho will be included in the US Federal FAST-41 Permitting Transparency Program, as Resolution Minerals (ASX: RML) looks to advance proposed bulk sampling and drilling activities.

The Middle East conflict is reinforcing energy security as a central pillar of power planning in Japan and South Korea.

Resolution Copper will move into its next phase after a lengthy legal battle over the transfer of land in Arizona came to an end.

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has secured a $1.648b (US$1.175b) financing package from four international lenders to help fund the development of its Rincon lithium project in Argentina’s Salta Province.

South32 (ASX: S32) says the US Forest Service (USFS) has indicated it would approve Hermosa’s development onto National Forest Service land.

Weapons stock depletion may not ultimately decide the outcome of the Iran-US conflict, but it could certainly play a major role.

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) will invest $473m to extend the mine life of the Zulti South project to 2050 and lift the suspension that has been in place since January 2020.

For the first time since 2015, coal-fired power generation across China did not increase to help meet the country’s increasing power demand, according to Wood Mackenzie.

The US signed eleven new bilateral critical minerals frameworks with allies as part of its efforts to shift China’s dominance over the global industry.