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23 Oct 2026 · UK Government (Prime Minister's Office) · official source
UK and Oman add critical minerals to new sovereign investment partnership during state visit
A joint statement after the Sultan of Oman's state visit to the UK set up a Sovereign Partnership for Cooperation and Promotion of Investment, linking the UK Office for Investment with the Oman Investment Authority, with critical minerals among the priority areas alongside green growth, space and advanced technologies. UK Export Finance raised its capacity for UK exports to Oman to up to GBP 7 billion.
21 Oct 2026 · Natural Resources Canada · official source
Canada says its critical minerals alliance has produced 69 deals and C$19.2 billion in investment
During LME Week in London, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson met Anglo American, Masdar and Teck and said the Critical Minerals Resilience and Production Alliance has generated 69 new deals and CAD 19.2 billion of capital investment. Canada and the UK will use their critical minerals dialogue to identify projects for joint investment; Canadian mineral and metal exports reached CAD 40.8 billion in 2025.
14 Oct 2026 · Mining Technology
Ionic Rare Earths files planning application for Belfast magnet recycling plant
Ionic Rare Earths lodged a planning application with Belfast City Council for a commercial rare earth magnet recycling plant on Queen's Island, with a decision expected in early 2027. It is pursuing a GBP 12 million UK capital grant through the Automotive Transformation Fund, plans construction from the third quarter of 2027, and has signed a non-binding term sheet for a magnet recycling joint venture in Missouri.
3 Oct 2026 · Mining.com.au
China's market regulator seeks copper supply assurances before clearing Anglo–Teck merger
Citing Reuters, Mining.com.au reports that China's State Administration for Market Regulation wants assurances of steady copper concentrate supply, including volumes sold via traders, before approving the Anglo American–Teck merger. China is the only remaining approval; the companies expect to close by March 2027.
2 Oct 2026 · Ecofin Agency
European investor NIU backs fieldwork at Molulu copper-cobalt project in DR Congo
London-listed Critical Metals, 52% held by European investment group NIU, has begun mapping, trenching and sampling at the Molulu copper-cobalt project near Lubumbashi, in which it holds 70%. NIU presents the investment as part of an alternative to Chinese-dominated supply; German family company Axtmann raised its stake in Critical Metals to about 19.6% in September.
1 Oct 2026 · MiningFocus Africa
More than 6,500 Malagasy claimants sue Rio Tinto over QMM mineral sands mine
Claimants living near the QIT Madagascar Minerals ilmenite operation, 80% owned by Rio Tinto, filed claims in London's High Court alleging that acidic wastewater containing uranium, lead and other metals polluted local waterways. Rio Tinto rejects claims of widespread contamination, citing its own water monitoring.
28 Sept 2026 · electrive
Echion picks Korea's ETS to make demonstration cells with niobium-based anode
UK battery materials company Echion signed Korean equipment maker Energy Tech Solution to produce demonstration cells using its XNO niobium-oxide anode at a plant in Chungju. The anode material is made with niobium from Brazil's CBMM at a joint facility in Araxá with capacity of about 2,000 tonnes a year, aimed at fast-charging uses such as mining vehicles and rail.
27 Sept 2026 · UK Department for Business and Trade (GOV.UK) · official source
UK government backs Cornwall lithium extraction and Teesside refinery through DRIVE35 fund
The UK government said Geothermal Engineering Limited will invest about GBP 43 million in a lithium extraction facility in Cornwall, supported by an offer in principle of nearly GBP 10 million from the DRIVE35 fund. The plant is to produce around 1,500 tonnes per year of technical-grade lithium carbonate from 2029. Tees Valley Lithium also received an offer of GBP 18.3 million towards a GBP 185 million lithium refinery in Teesside.
24 Sept 2026 · Investing News Network
Spain's Abenójar Tungsten explores London listing to fund El Moto mine
Abenójar Tungsten is preparing a possible London Stock Exchange listing to finance its El Moto underground tungsten and gold mine in Spain, an EU strategic project under the Critical Raw Materials Act. An August 2026 feasibility study puts construction cost at about USD 241 million, with commercial production targeted in early 2029 at around 4,200 tonnes of tungsten concentrate a year.
23 Sept 2026 · Mining Technology
Tungsten West agrees eight-year supply of Hemerdon tungsten to US-based Elmet
UK developer Tungsten West signed a binding eight-year agreement to supply 1,000 tonnes a year of contained tungsten trioxide from the Hemerdon mine in Devon to Elmet Technologies, with an option for up to 500 tonnes more. Pricing is linked to European ammonium paratungstate quotes, and the deal follows a GBP 71 million investment in the company by the UK National Wealth Fund.
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