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30 Oct 2026 · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea (via Korea.kr) · official source
Korea and Mongolia discuss critical minerals cooperation and early signing of their CEPA
South Korea's Second Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jin-a and Mongolia's Cabinet Secretariat minister Battumur Enkhbayar held the 10th Korea-Mongolia Joint Committee in Seoul, discussing early signature of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement agreed in principle at the July summit and closer cooperation in trade and investment, critical minerals, transport and infrastructure, and urban development.
30 Oct 2026 · Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea (via Korea.kr) · official source
Korea and Germany pledge closer cooperation on supply chains and critical raw materials
Korea's trade and industry minister met German government and business representatives and agreed to strengthen cooperation on economic security, supply chains, critical raw materials and AI in manufacturing, including joint work with resource-rich Asia-Pacific partners, citing the growing use of critical minerals as strategic assets.
28 Oct 2026 · Public Procurement Service of Korea (via Korea.kr) · official source
Korea moves to procurement for a dedicated national critical minerals stockpile base
Korea's Public Procurement Service said it will evaluate bidders in November for construction management services on the Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation's project to build a dedicated national critical minerals stockpile base, one of 44 large projects in its monthly evaluation schedule.
28 Oct 2026 · Public Procurement Service of Korea (via Korea.kr) · official source
Korea procurement agency and Korea Eximbank agree to finance private partners in public stockpiling
Korea's Public Procurement Service signed a memorandum of understanding with the Export-Import Bank of Korea on 28 October to give systematic support to private operators taking part in joint public-private stockpiling, as part of efforts to stabilise supply chains.
19 Oct 2026 · Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea (via Korea.kr) · official source
Korea and Chile discuss minerals cooperation in talks to upgrade their free trade agreement
At the 11th Korea-Chile Free Trade Commission, the two governments reviewed implementation of the 2004 agreement, including updating product-specific rules of origin to HS2022, and discussed how to advance negotiations to improve the FTA, including cooperation in the minerals sector.
8 Oct 2026 · Mining Technology
Elevra agrees to supply Quebec spodumene to LG Energy Solution
Elevra Lithium signed a binding agreement to deliver 240,000 dry tonnes of spodumene concentrate from its North American Lithium operation in Quebec to LG Energy Solution, starting with 30,000 tonnes in 2026 and rising to 90,000 tonnes in 2029. Pricing is market-linked, and the parties may agree up to 90,000 tonnes more.
29 Sept 2026 · Almonty Industries (SEC Form 6-K)
Almonty produces first tungsten concentrate as Sangdong mine in South Korea restarts
Almonty Industries said its Sangdong mine in Gangwon Province has produced its first bags of tungsten concentrate after receiving final facility certification, ending 33 years of dormancy. The mill runs 13 hours a day with plans to move to round-the-clock operation, and underground development for a second phase targeted for 2027 is under way.
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.
23 Sept 2026 · UPI
South Korea expands critical minerals list to 51 and adopts first stockpiling plan
South Korea's trade and industry ministry approved a resource-security master plan, a revised critical minerals list and the country's first critical-mineral stockpiling plan at the sixth Resource Security Council meeting. The list grows from 38 to 51 items, adding 10 rare earth elements, fluorspar, phosphorus and germanium, and reserves for the most vulnerable minerals are to be raised to as much as 365 days of supply.
23 Sept 2026 · The Korea Times
Korea Zinc's US$7.4 billion Tennessee critical minerals smelter clears US environmental review
Korea Zinc's Project Crucible in Tennessee received a finding of no significant environmental impact after the US defence department completed its final environmental assessment in September 2026. The complex is planned to produce 12 non-ferrous products, including gallium, germanium, indium and antimony, with output starting in 2029 and full operation in 2030.
16 Sept 2026 · Trend News Agency
Kazakhstan and South Korea agree joint rare and rare earth metals research centre in Almaty
At the first Central Asia–Republic of Korea summit in Seoul, Kazakhstan's president proposed deeper cooperation on critical raw materials and processing, noting the country holds all ten minerals South Korea classes as strategic. The sides agreed to set up a joint research centre for rare and rare earth metals in Almaty with the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology, and Kazakhstan floated a joint company covering extraction through to battery and semiconductor components.
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