Japan adds uranium to critical minerals list
According to official figures, Japan's uranium reserves are estimated at 6,600 tonnes, which could meet internal demand for about six years.
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Hydro to invest 180 million euros in new Spanish aluminum recycling plant
The plant will produce 120,000 metric tons of low-carbon metal for Europe's energy transition plan, Hydro says.
Gold price up 1% on new US jobs data
Investors' focus now shifts to Friday's US nonfarm payrolls for further clarity on the Fed's interest rate path.
GM, Stellantis-backed lithium startup seeks more than $1 billion for brine project
The funds are for a project from Controlled Thermal Resources Holdings Inc., known as CTR, in California.
Hedge funds ramp up copper bets as supply shocks reverberate
Funds including Tribeca Investment Partners, Terra Capital and Anaconda Invest all say the supply dynamics support price increases in 2024.
Glencore reports lower 2023 copper, nickel, cobalt output; flags further falls
Other producers including BHP have put nickel projects on ice to counter falling prices for the metal.
Vietnam rare earths output drops as China’s grows, US says
The USGS revised down its estimates of US rare earths reserves to 1.8 million tons from 2.3 million previously estimated.
Patriot Battery Metals falls on Toronto debut
Patriot graduated from the TSX Venture Exchange as it seeks access to further institutional capital and investors.
Molybdenum-ruthenium catalyst helps produce green fuel from water
A new catalyst has proven to be efficient for the oxygen evolution reaction — a component of the water-splitting process that produces hydrogen for fuel cells.
