Trump launches $12B ‘Project Vault’ to cut China reliance
The initiative aims to shield manufacturers from mineral shocks, mirroring the oil reserve but focused on critical metals.
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Algeria opens 600-mile railway to tap vast iron ore deposit
The step gives the green light for the first shipments of ore from the Gara Djebilet mine in the western desert near the Moroccan border.
Capstone Copper restarts Mantoverde mine while strike drags on
The company reiterated that it expects to continue operations at a level between 50% to 75% of normal production during the strike.
Eramet board ousts CEO Paulo Castellari citing divergences
Chairwoman Christel Bories, who had passed the role of CEO to Castellari last year, will assume the role again.
Indonesian coal association says quota cuts risk mine shutdowns
Indonesia flagged plans to slash coal output to about 600 million tons a year in a bid to boost prices for the commodity.
Bravo raises $64M including Orion for Brazil nickel-PGMs
Bravo said it will use the proceeds to fund a preliminary feasibility study and subsequent feasibility study.
CME raises gold, silver margins after historic price plunge
Gold margins will rise to 8% of the value of the underlying contract from the current 6% for non-heightened risk profile, the exchange said.
Paulson lifts stake in International Tower Hill with Alaska gold project
The Vancouver-based company raised $118 million including $74.8 million in its offering of common shares at $2.22 in the US.
Op-Ed: Bretton Woods principles without Bretton Woods politics
Gold’s failure was never economic but political, and new technology may finally separate money from state power.