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Rio Tinto's evolving commodity mix reshapes its investment story
Bauxite03 SEPT 2026

Rio Tinto's evolving commodity mix reshapes its investment story

Iron ore remains Rio Tinto's financial anchor, but growing exposure to aluminium, copper and lithium is changing how investors assess the diversified miner. Rio Tinto is attracting renewed attention among UK-listed metals and mining stocks as its expanding commodity mix creates a valuation picture...

Alcoa to build 100t gallium facility at Wagerup alumina refinery with $174m Pentagon support
SupplementAL01 SEPT 2026

Alcoa to build 100t gallium facility at Wagerup alumina refinery with $174m Pentagon support

The Pentagon has announced a USD 174 million financing package for the aluminium producer Alcoa to set up a gallium production facility at its Wagerup alumina refinery in Western Australia, bringing critical mineral production into the refinery’s operations. The new facility is expected to produce...

Epsilon gets $15.2m boost to build India's indigenous graphite anode supply chain
SupplementAL01 SEPT 2026

Epsilon gets $15.2m boost to build India's indigenous graphite anode supply chain

Epsilon Advanced Materials has secured INR 1,450 million (USD 15.24 million) in government CAPEX support under India's Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme, strengthening plans to scale domestic graphite anode production for batteries. India's push to build a self-reliant battery materials...

Alurion begins PFS field programme at Amargosa bauxite-gallium project
Bauxite27 AUG 2026

Alurion begins PFS field programme at Amargosa bauxite-gallium project

Alurion Resources has started infill drilling and bulk-sample trenching at its Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project in Bahia, Brazil, as the newly listed company advances the asset toward a targeted mid-2027 pre-feasibility study. The field programme marks a shift from defining the project’s resource...

US backs Serra Verde rare earth with $750m, aims to reduce China dependence
SupplementAL26 AUG 2026

US backs Serra Verde rare earth with $750m, aims to reduce China dependence

The US Department of War has committed USD 750 million to back rare earth supplies from Brazil’s Serra Verde, as Washington moves to build a more secure, China-independent supply chain for critical minerals used in defence, energy, aerospace and advanced manufacturing. The investment will support...

Vedanta goes 1k metres deep in India’s critical-mineral hunt
SupplementAL24 AUG 2026

Vedanta goes 1k metres deep in India’s critical-mineral hunt

Before India can mine more nickel, copper or rare earths, it first has to find them. Vedanta has deployed what it describes as India’s first high-speed hydrostatic portable drilling rig in Chhattisgarh, designed to investigate mineral targets as deep as 1,000 metres below ground. The rig is being...

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