2026

The Mittersill mine in Austria is a complete outlier in the Western mining sector: a mine owned by a tungsten consumer on the edges of a national park with an openness to testing new mining equipment prototypes in a varied underground…

Former US President Donald Trump said there would be no immediate tariffs on critical minerals, indicating a preference to secure overseas supply chains rather than impose trade restrictions in the near term. Trump said the focus would be…

Silver prices weakened after former US President Donald Trump delayed the proposed tariffs on critical minerals, easing near-term supply concerns and triggering profit-taking across global bullion markets. The delay reduced immediate fears…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. US$5.9M awarded to 11 organisations and high schools from the UAE, Brazil, Canada, Nepal, Switzerland, Uganda and across six sustainability categories From…

Solana inched higher over the past day while most of the crypto market stayed flat. SOL gained about 2.5% in the last 24 hours and traded near $145 on January 14. Coingecko data of the total crypto market cap showed the market at roughly…

Veolia and SBM Offshore have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to address the convergence of water scarcity, energy transition and industrial transformation, they say. Through this strategic partnership, the companies…

Move aside, Bitcoin. There’s a new king in town. Shockingly, as we enter 2026 it’s looking like the new Bitcoin and Ethereum are Monero and Zcash. Some fans of .cwp-coin-chart svg path { stroke-width: 0.65 !important; }…

Ma’aden has commissioned Metso to supply a gold processing plant for its Ar Rjum mine in the Makkah Region, some 200 km northeast of Ta’if, Ar Rjum, in Saudi Arabia. The order value is approximately €128 million ($149 million).…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Tesla FSDS (Full Self Driving Supervised) is all over the media and Facebook in Australia. I was privileged to be part of a conversation about the…

Rio Tinto and BHP have agreed to work together to extract up to 200 Mt of iron ore at their neighbouring Yandicoogina (pictured) and Yandi iron ore operations in the Pilbara. Under two non-binding Memoranda of Understanding, the companies…