US, Ukraine reach minerals deal
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due in Washington on Friday to make the deal official.
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US gold reserves are drawing more attention than in decades after Trump and Musk vowed to verify Fort Knox's content.
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Battery metal rout set to force unprofitable miners to cut costs
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BHP to advance $2 billion concentrator optimization at Escondida mine
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Column: Massive Simandou mine can end Australia’s golden iron ore age, or start new one
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Allied Gold partners with UAE investment fund, secures $500M for growth plans
Ambrosia will buy half of Allied's gold mining assets in Mali, which include an 80% interest in the Sadiola mine.
