Ford CEO says rare earth supply is ‘day to day’ after plant halt
Ford idled its Explorer sport utility vehicle factory in Chicago for a week last month.
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Dundee Precious Metals to buy Adriatic in $1.25B deal
It gives Dundee control of Adriatic’s flagship Vareš silver-zinc mine in central Bosnia, along with the Raška zinc-silver project in Serbia.
Column: China-US trade deal kicks the rare earths can down the road
As Trump himself may have put it, the United States doesn't hold all the cards, with Beijing having a few aces up its sleeve as well.
US takes first step for potential mineral lease sale near American Samoa
A 30-day public comment period will mark the first formal action toward what could be the first mineral lease sale in federal waters in over 30 years
Tanzania wants large miners to refine, trade 20% of gold locally
Miners that will likely be affected by the move include Barrick and AngloGold.
Trump mulls using defense powers to fund rare earth projects
Officials are discussing using the Defense Production Act to tap financing, loans and other means for rare earths element-related projects.
Flooding at Ivanhoe copper mine was self-induced, study suggests
The setback has cast uncertainty on a project touted as one of few across the mining world to be built ahead of schedule.
No takers for Nova Scotia uranium blocks post-ban lift
Nova Scotia, having recently lifted its decades-long ban on uranium exploration, says it has not received any bids for the recently announced request for proposals.
Copper clash shows cracks in decades-old pricing system
Teck Resources and Sumitomo are locked in a commercial dispute over a major copper supply deal.