Chile, US to sign mining and security deals
Agreements expand cooperation on critical minerals, project financing, recycling and joint policing efforts targeting crime.
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Agnico lines up $3B multi-deal to build Finland hub
Agnico's acquisitions of Rupert, Aurion, and JV assets enable it to form a 500,000-ounce annual gold district in Finland.
Peru reauthorizes Southern Copper’s $1.8B project amid election chaos
Copper alone accounts for roughly 25–30% of Peru’s total exports, by far the country's main economic driver and contributor to state coffers.
Russia adds $1.9B stake in gold miner to $50B in confiscated assets since start of Ukraine war
Moscow values stake in gold producer UGC previously held by businessman Konstantin Strukov at $1.85B ahead of an auction at the start of May.
China’s rare earth magnet exports fall 1.6% in March
Exports to the US in March fell for a fifth consecutive month, down 9.5% from February.
Column: Iran war’s sulfurous fallout spreads to copper and nickel
The region accounts for around a quarter of global production, according to the US Geological Survey.
Environmental group sues US Interior for approving rare earth mining in Mojave Desert
Lawsuit alleges the DOI signed off on Dateline's project without a “valid plan of operations or the necessary permits and approvals.”
Mangrove opens refinery in British Columbia to close lithium gap
The company has opened North America’s first commercial electrochemical lithium refinery.
Copper price within sight of all-time high as Chinese smelters hit record activity
Chinese smelters end their buying strike as Iran war-induced spike in sulphuric acid price supports razor-thin margins.