Mineral sands group commits to the country's first refinery, boosted by a $749m loan from the federal government to counter China's dominance of the processing of rare earths

The Brazilian company will provide the cells, while Horwin Brasil will produce the "brain" of the component, in addition to the motorcycles themselves

The dispute started in August last year when the DRC government formed a commission to reassess reserves and resources to "fairly lay claims to their rights"

Uranium prices, which plunged after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, have surged in the past year as more nuclear power stations are set to be built globally

The ban on Russia-bound precious metal reflects Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's resolve to impose further sanctions against the country

Bill Gates-backed Heliogen has secured funding from top Australian energy producer Woodside for a trial of its concentrated-solar-power tech ahead of a planned push into Australia

A rare positive report from J Capital said Firefinch's main assets - the Goulamina project in Mali in West Africa – were significantly undervalued because of 'political risk'.

The company posted a profit attributable to shareholders of A$330.4 million ($244.23 million) for the six months ended January 31, compared with a loss of A$55.4 million a year earlier

The milestone included gains in engineering products, apparel and garments, gems and jewellery and petroleum products

Much of the record payout was driven by the bumper profits and dividends of the large miners

Canberra on Friday announced new sanctions against 11 government entities and financial institutions and 41 more individuals, including two billionaires

The move comes after a storm of coal-related issues drove widespread power outages and rationing around the country in September and October 2021