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NEW YORK — Italy and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding on critical minerals that establishes a formal framework for cooperation on supply-chain…
Autonomous mining has moved beyond the pilot stage. Industry data compiled by Skillings indicates that about 5,684 autonomous or autonomy-ready haul trucks are now operating globally,…
Nickel prices recovered modestly on Sept. 22 as market sentiment improved ahead of the China-US summit, interrupting a slide toward US$16,000 a tonne. But the rebound…
India will launch a new lithium-nickel processing scheme as it develops critical-mineral parks and seeks greater domestic mineral value addition.
Copper cathodes and coils move through a port logistics terminal. Copper prices surged on Sept. 22 as the market absorbed a widening gap between expected mine…
An arid artisanal mining site in Niger State, Nigeria. Thirty-seven people arrested during a Nigerian crackdown on suspected illegal mining died in custody in Minna, Niger…
Collapsed artisanal shafts at a gold-mining site in Sudan’s West Kordofan state. At least 60 people were killed after a gold mine collapsed in Sudan’s West…
Strategic-minerals processing infrastructure in Brazil. Brazil has enacted a new framework for screening foreign investment and strategic transactions involving critical minerals, adding a review layer to…
Global Atomic Corp. has secured conditional approval for up to US$414.2 million in U.S. government-backed debt financing to develop its Dasa uranium project in Niger, reviving…
Lithium prices have recovered sharply from last year’s lows, but the market is now testing whether stronger benchmarks can translate into durable project economics. A Chinese…
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