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The United States government has executed a decisive intervention in the critical minerals supply chain, moving to halt foreign shipments of shredded lithium-ion battery materials and…
Deep-level tunnel infrastructure at an El Teniente-style underground copper operation. Codelco has temporarily suspended development and construction work at the Andes Norte project inside El Teniente…
Gold bullion is inspected on a precision refinery workbench. Gold surged 3.1% to approximately $4,372 an ounce on Friday, putting the precious metal on track for…
Diablo Resources (ASX: DBO) has completed the acquisition of an 80% interest in the Horn Silver Project in southwestern Utah, giving the Australian-listed explorer control of…
Mountain Pass is the upstream base of MP Materials’ U.S. rare earth supply chain. MP Materials has secured a long-term offtake agreement with a new U.S.…
Copper hit a fresh record high overnight, extending a rally driven by tariff-driven hoarding in the United States and shrinking mine supply. COMEX copper recently traded…
U.S. critical-minerals processing infrastructure is moving closer to the center of national-security policy. The United States is moving from statements about critical-minerals independence to direct industrial…
An aerial view of a Mexican open-pit gold operation. Gold miners are reporting into a market that has become both more profitable and more demanding. Bullion…
Lithium prices are entering the second half of 2026 with the market focused on a critical question: can new supply arrive quickly enough to keep pace…
Indonesian nickel mining and processing infrastructure is central to the 2026 global supply outlook. The nickel market enters 2026 with a narrower margin for error. Indonesia’s…
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