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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.

Staff Writer | March 21, 2025 | 9:07 am

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.

Bloomberg News | March 21, 2025 | 7:39 am

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.

Reuters | March 21, 2025 | 7:39 am

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China is mulling setting up related funds to build a compensation system to eliminate outdated steel capacity.

Reuters | March 21, 2025 | 7:32 am

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%.

Reuters | March 21, 2025 | 7:28 am

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.

Bloomberg News | March 20, 2025 | 6:02 pm