June 28, 2023 US sanctions gold firms suspected of funding Wagner Group The country slapped sanctions on four companies located in the United Arab Emirates, Central African Republic and Russia.
June 28, 2023 Mining the Moon to lift off within ten years — NASA The US space agency is looking to operate a pilot processing plant for lunar resources by 2032, as part of its planned Artemis missions.
June 28, 2023 French minister to push €1 billion uranium deal on trip to Mongolia President Emmanuel Macron has said Japan and France will work together to boost French energy sovereignty through the supply of critical metals from Mongolia.
June 27, 2023 Column: Global exchange copper stocks sink to 15-year lows Either inventory rebuilds over the seasonal summer soft spot for northern hemisphere demand, or the market is going to have to rethink just how much copper is really out there,…
June 27, 2023 Column: Court case shines a harsh light on London Metal Exchange The first part of the LME courtroom drama is over after three days of legal argument at London's Royal Courts of Justice.
June 27, 2023 Cornish Lithium seeks $13m in last-ditch effort to avoid collapse The UK-based start-up, which aims to produce lithium in Cornwall, warned it could go bust if it fails to secure the needed cash by July.
June 26, 2023 Biden energy subsidies risk distorting critical metals market, UK minister warns The IRA is “a challenge to other countries to put down their versions of this also."
June 26, 2023 Germany eyes critical materials fund of as much as $1.1 billion The amount is around half that previously being considered, however, reflecting new spending constraints.
June 26, 2023 Nerves on edge as exchanges, funds await ruling in LME nickel case Exchanges are in an uncomfortable wait for the outcome of a lawsuit by two financial firms against the London Metal Exchange.
June 25, 2023 Power group EDF signs 10-year contract with aluminum firm Trimet France EDF, the power company that has been fully taken over by the French state, has signed a 10-year contract with aluminum company Trimet France.
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