Burkina Faso plans to withdraw some mining permits, junta leader says
Gold is the main export of the West African country.
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Rio Tinto in talks to buy lithium miner Arcadium
The deal would vault Rio into one of the world's largest suppliers of the battery metal, behind only Albemarle and SQM.
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Apache Tribe takes fight against Resolution Copper to US Supreme Court
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Global Atomic shares rise on progress update for Dasa uranium mine in Niger
An unnamed US development bank is pledging to approve a $295 million loan covering 60% of Dasa’s costs.
Iron-rich volcanoes may hold vast rare earth reserves, study finds
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Canagold’s New Polaris project moves into next phase of environmental assessment
New Polaris is a past-producing, high-grade gold project for which the company is working towards environmental permitting and a feasibility study.
Copper smelters warn of closures as crunch talks get underway
A wave of new smelter investments in China and elsewhere has left plants in growing competition to find enough ore to feed their furnaces.