Australia’s Fortescue is deepening its ties with China, which is one of the reasons for the uninterrupted supply of iron ore to this country.

The US is negotiating a rare earths partnership with Brazil

Pilbara Ports delivered a monthly throughput of 71.2 million tonnes (Mt) in December 2025

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corp has executed a nonbinding term sheet with Saudi Arabian industrial conglomerate Tariq Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Brothers Company (TQB)

Coal India is scouting partnership opportunities in rare-earth mining across Australia

BHP and Rio Tinto have announced plans to collaborate on mining up to 200 million tonnes of iron ore

China's rare earth exports in 2025 hit the highest level since at least 2014

Brazil broke its previous record of approximately 390 million tons set in 2018, setting a new annual export record.