BHP eyes Canadian copper after Anglo bid
BHP is shifting its focus from Anglo American after a bold takeover attempt fell away, turning its attention to copper and new growth in Canada.
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Global investor moves onto Arafura’s register
Japanese financial heavyweight Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has taken a notable position in Arafura Rare Earths, emerging as a new substantial shareholder.
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Falcon stretches Bendigo’s golden spine
Falcon Metals is hot on the trail of Bendigo’s famed Garden Gully reef, intersecting high-grade gold 200m beyond its previous drilling at the Blue Moon project.
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Multi-commodity strategy reshapes Iris Metals
Iris Metals is entering the new year with strong momentum after a pivotal 2025 that reshaped the company from a lithium-focused explorer into a near-term, multi-commodity critical minerals developer aligned with US supply-chain priorities.
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Bastion unlocks Yukon copper potential
Bastion Minerals has cleared a critical pathway for renewed exploration at its ICE copper-gold project in Canada’s Yukon, formalising an exploration consent agreement (ECA) with the Ross River Dena Council (RRDC).
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Shining a light on scandium
Sunrise Energy Metals has secured $32.5 million in a follow-on placement to advance the Syerston scandium project, the world’s largest scandium deposit, bringing the company closer to on-site construction.
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South Australian graphite eyes nuclear future
Lincoln Minerals has taken a step beyond batteries, signing a collaboration agreement that positions its South Australian graphite as a potential enabler of next-generation nuclear energy.
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BHP steps aside as Chinese bidder moves on SolGold
BHP has confirmed it will support a $1.69 billion Chinese takeover of mineral explorer SolGold, ending a decade-long scramble for control of the Ecuadorian copper and gold discovery.
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Argentina emerges as cornerstone of Rio’s lithium push
Rio Tinto is making Argentina the centre of its global lithium strategy, with chair Dominic Barton highlighting growing momentum across the company’s Andean brine assets.
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Tighter supply lends support to global steel market
Global steel prices are expected to rise modestly in 2026, supported by tighter supply conditions as export volumes from Mainland China begin to ease.
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