February 16, 2025 Ukraine rejects US bid for 50% of rare earth minerals, FT says Zelenskiy wants US and European security guarantees to be tied directly to any deal on the mineral reserves, FT reports.
February 14, 2025 Nornickel senior vice president leaves company Sergei Dubovitskiy has left the company to pursue other projects.
February 13, 2025 Ukraine and US partner in critical minerals sector Ukraine holds the largest titanium reserves in Europe, capable of meeting US and EU metallic titanium demand for over 25 years.
February 13, 2025 Trump official says minerals deal will give Kyiv post-war ‘security shield’ Trump has said he wants $500 billion in rare earth minerals from Ukraine.
February 12, 2025 Ukrainian graphite mine hopes for Trump deal, but say returns won’t be instant Trump seeks $500 billion in Ukraine minerals deal.
February 11, 2025 US Treasury Secretary to visit Ukraine for talks on energy, rare earth minerals Scott Bessent will travel to Ukraine this week, Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday,
February 11, 2025 Nornickel says it is in active talks on China JV Nornickel has been seeking to diversify its production base establishing facilities outside Russia.
February 10, 2025 Nornickel reports 37% drop in 2024 net profit Western sanctions and low metals prices squeezed the miner's 2024 earnings.
February 5, 2025 Russians’ hunt to shield savings pushes gold purchases to record Consumers purchased 2.7 million ounces of bullion, coins and jewelery in 2024, the fifth biggest figure among all nations.
February 4, 2025 Column: Aluminum is base metals analysts’ bull pick for 2025 Analysts participating in the Reuters January base metals poll also see higher average cash prices for zinc, copper and tin this year relative to 2024.
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