Venezuela mining reform coming soon, acting president says
The mining law is expected to include provisions that would allow foreign companies to exploit gold, diamonds and rare earths.
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The companies whose conduct is under scrutiny include phosphate and potash suppliers Nutrien and Mosaic.
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The previous strategy focused on the electric vehicle market and emphasized the need for clean technologies, but the world has changed.
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China's refiners could reap windfall profits in the event of a prolonged disruption to crude supplies from the Middle East.
Pentagon sought fresh supply of 13 critical minerals day before Iran attack
The list includes arsenic, bismuth, gadolinium, germanium, graphite, hafnium, nickel, samarium, tungsten, vanadium, ytterbium, yttrium and zirconium.
Defense Metals conditionally approved for Canadian infrastructure funding
The funding would allow Defense Metals to advance the development of a new 60-km transmission line to its rare earth mine site.
Column: Risks to Western aluminum supply rise as Iran war escalates
The region is also a significant producer of aluminum, accounting for over 8% of global output last year.
Gold price rebounds as investors buy the dip on safe-haven metal
Spot gold rose as much as 2.3% to above $5,200 an ounce.
Venezuelan opportunities are vast, Trump official tells miners
Trump is pressing energy companies to spend about $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry.