US-Congo minerals, security talks in early stages, minister says
President Felix Tshisekedi has dangled his country’s resources as a way to attract support from US President Donald Trump’s administration.
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US wants revised terms on Ukraine minerals deal, FT reports
The FT reports that Washington wants to broaden the terms of the deal to include other assets, most notably a nuclear power plant that is currently under Russian control.
Gates-backed explorer makes play for Congo lithium deposit
KoBold Metals has told the government of the DRC it wants to develop one of the world’s biggest hard rock lithium deposits.
Former Newmont executive tapped to oversee mining on US energy council
Created last month, the council's mandate is to boost not only US oil and gas production, but also the extraction and processing of lithium, copper and other critical minerals.
Ukrainian tax authorities suspend VAT refunds for Ferrexpo
Ferrexpo posted a surprise annual loss on Wednesday.
Iron ore price set for weekly loss on caution over China demand prospects
China is mulling setting up related funds to build a compensation system to eliminate outdated steel capacity.
Paladin Energy halts uranium mining in Namibia due to heavy rainfall
Shares of Australia's biggest pure-play uranium miner as per market value fell as much as 9%.
China to add cobalt, copper to state metal reserves
An effort to boost the resilience of critical minerals supply at time when energy transition demand is increasing and geopolitical tensions are running high.
Trump says he’ll soon sign Ukraine natural resources deal
The president spoke about the Ukraine agreement shortly after he invoked emergency powers to boost the US’s ability to produce critical minerals.
