An Australian scandium project backed by mining billionaire Richard Friedland is expected to contribute to the $12-billion US critical minerals stockpile

An aluminum deposit in east central Saskatchewan contains so much of the critical mineral that it’s a “possible game changer” for North American supply chains.

Australia-listed Alpha HPA has successfully completed a fully underwritten A$225-million equity raising to support the construction and commercialisation of Stage 2 of its HPA First project.

Rio Tinto and Chalco have entered into a definitive agreement with Votorantim to acquire its 68.596% shareholding in CBA

South32’s Australian operations have sprung back to life in the first-half of the 2025-26 financial year (FY26)

Guinea’s authorities have approved the restarting of bauxite operations by Guinea International Corp (GIC)

Guinea continued to execute record bauxite shipments to China as demand from the world’s largest aluminium producer

China alone is projected to account for 47 per cent of this growth, CRU data shows