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Back to SearchIchthys LNG Shutdown Now Imminent, Lobito Corridor Reopens DRC Copper Route, Collahuasi Commits US$345 Million, and Japan Proposes a G7 Joint Minerals Reserve
The Mining Insider — June 16, 2026. Host: Logan Ore. Today's stories: 1. Inpex SVP Bill Townsend confirms Ichthys LNG production disruption is 'immin…
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China Locks Down 36 Strategic Minerals as Australia's Pilbara Faces Twin Strike Threats, Surge Copper's Berg Project Posts C$4.6 Billion NPV, and the G7 Opens in France
The Mining Insider — June 15, 2026. Host: Logan Ore. Today's stories: 1. China's State Council Decree 839 takes effect — 36 minerals including rare e…
4 months ago
Ichthys LNG Shutdown Looms as FWC Rejects Inpex Strike Bid, Agnico Eagle Closes Finland's Ikkari Gold Deal, Rio Tinto Proves Pilbara Ore Works in Hydrogen Steelmaking, 54 Nations Build a Minerals Chain Without China
The Mining Insider — June 14, 2026. Host: Logan Ore. Today's stories: 1. Australia's Fair Work Commission rejects Inpex's bid to terminate industrial…
4 months ago
BHP Port Hedland Strike Looms as Angus Taylor Invokes the 1980s, Mozambique Mandates 15% State Ownership, POSCO Enters Mongolia, and The Metals Company Eyes the First Deep-Sea Mining Permit
Today on The Mining Insider: The BHP Port Hedland labor dispute has escalated to approximately 450 workers with strikes possible as early as this wee…
4 months ago
BHP's Port Hedland Workers Authorize Strikes That Could Cost $120 Million a Day, Glencore Reinstates $300 Million at Canada's Only Copper Smelter, Energy Fuels Hits Uranium Guidance by Midyear, and GoGold Greenlights a Fully Funded Mine Build in Mexico
Today on The Mining Insider: More than 200 workers at BHP's Port Hedland iron ore facility in Western Australia have authorized rolling strikes that …
4 months, 1 week ago
Rio Tinto and Glencore Push for More Time on Their $235 Billion Merger, US Strikes Re-Escalate Against Iran and Metals Fall, India Eyes Russian Coking Coal as a Strategic Supply Play, and Venezuela Sends Troops Into Its Gold Belt
Today on The Mining Insider: Rio Tinto and Glencore are seeking to extend the preparation period for their proposed $235 billion merger — the deal th…
4 months, 1 week ago
US Passes the DOMINANCE Act to Break China's Rare Earth Hold, Ichthys LNG Strike Threatens Asian Cargoes, Eldorado Gold Pours First Copper at McIlvenna Bay, and South Africa's Mining Sector Braces for a Chrome Tax
Today on The Mining Insider: The US House of Representatives passed the DOMINANCE Act on Monday — bipartisan legislation aimed at China's 90% grip on…
4 months, 1 week ago
Iran and Israel Halt Attacks, Trump Says Hormuz Opens in Days, Trafigura Cuts Cuba Zinc, Antofagasta Bets $900 Million on Another 25 Years at Zaldivar, and Chile's First Rare Earth Mine Clears the Final Environmental Hurdle
Today on The Mining Insider: Iran and Israel announced a mutual halt to attacks early Monday, and President Trump told reporters that the Strait of H…
4 months, 1 week ago
Hormuz Goes Dark at Day 99, OPEC+ Moves for a Fourth Cut, China's Coking Coal Hits a Two-Year High, and GoldMining's Colombia Asset Delivers a One-Billion-Dollar PEA
Today on The Mining Insider: Story 1 — Hormuz Day 99 / OPEC+ Fourth Hike: Tanker traffic down 90-95% from pre-war baseline; widespread dark shipping …
4 months, 1 week ago
Sherritt Walks Away From Cuba, Vale Opens a C$945 Million Nickel Mine in Sudbury, Chile Rewrites Its Copper Playbook, and REalloys Adds Two Billion Tonnes of Appalachian Rare Earths
Today on The Mining Insider: Story 1 — Sherritt International Exits Cuba: Trump's Executive Order 14404 (May 1, 2026) sanctioned Moa Nickel SA and se…
4 months, 1 week ago