Australia's richest person Rinehart takes $1 billion stake in SpaceX IPO, WSJ reportsAustralian mining baron Gina Rinehart has invested more than one billion dollars in Elon Musk's SpaceX. This significant investment comes a...
15 Jun, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
Reliance, Vedanta, Adani join India's drive to cut China rare earth dependence, sources sayIndian conglomerates Reliance, Vedanta, and Adani are among ten companies expressing interest in developing rare-earth processing facilitie...
11 Jun, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
This weapon found in an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb wasn't made on Earth. Scientists solve a 3,000-year-old mysteryA mysterious iron dagger found in King Tutankhamun's tomb was made from space metal. Scientists confirmed the weapon's blade contains meteo...
07 Jun, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun had 'alien' weapon that came from space? Scientists' 2016 discovery revealed the truthTutankhamun iron dagger: A mysterious iron dagger discovered in the tomb of King Tutankhamun has finally had its origin explained. Scientis...
05 Jun, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Trump administration proposes 25% tariff to punish Brazil over trade practicesThe United States is proposing a 25% tariff on many imports from Brazil. This action follows an investigation into unfair trade practices. ...
02 Jun, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
A warning to critical minerals buyers: Avoid butter mountains, aluminium floodsWestern nations are investing heavily in critical minerals to reduce dependence on China. However, experts warn this could lead to a surplu...
26 May, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
Can Brazil become a major rare earths supplier?Brazil sits atop a potential bonanza of rare earths that has sparked global interest, led by Washington, as demand surges for the increasin...
20 May, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
Vedanta unit Hindustan Zinc posts higher production of mined metal, refined metal in Q4; silver output slipsHindustan Zinc Limited, a Vedanta group firm, has announced its Q4 FY26 results. The company saw a rise in mined metal and refined metal pr...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
India seeks steelmaking raw material from Argentina, Indonesia, Oman, sources sayIndia is set to hold talks with Argentina, Indonesia, and Oman next month to secure vital steelmaking raw materials like coking coal and ir...
27 Mar, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
The complexity of transforming rare earths from mine to magnetWestern companies are trying to develop supplies of processed rare earths that are required for the green energy revolution. Although these...
02 Aug, 2023, 06.17 PM IST
Rare-earths miner IREL eyes 400% expansion for clean energyIndia’s only rare-earths producer, state-owned IREL (India) Ltd., plans to increase its mining capacity by 400% to 50 million tons per year...
12 Apr, 2023, 08.19 AM IST
A Supplier of Rare Earth Metals Turns to Greenland in a Bid to Cut Reliance on RussiaRare earth metals are essential for the manufacture of a broad range of modern products, including electric car motors, offshore wind turbi...
23 Aug, 2022, 10.49 AM IST
China says it will extend tariff exemption for some U.S. importsThe products include rare earth ore, gold ore, and silver ore and concentrate, according to an attached list.
17 May, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
Ancient oceans were rich in gold: StudyResearchers have developed a new technique to estimate how much gold was in oceans billions of years ago.
04 Aug, 2015, 05.35 PM IST
- Google Earth can detect illegal mining in Goa: Ecologist
The Google Earth application could be effectively used to track down illegal mining activity in Goa, a noted environmentalist said on Wedne...
20 Jul, 2011, 11.13 PM IST
- China caps rare metals output, raises mandatory quota
China, world's largest exporter of rare earth metals, has raised the mandatory quota for the production and smelting of five minerals this ...
25 Apr, 2011, 03.19 PM IST
- A little bit of Mittal in our lives
It can only get bigger than this. Sunday’s Arcelor-Mittal merger, the biggest in global steel business, can only be the beginning - the sur...
27 Jun, 2006, 02.42 AM IST