June 17, 2025 Rare earth boss sees ‘long, hard process’ to loosen China’s grip Western rare earth processing years away, says ex-Molycorp CEO.
June 17, 2025 Chevron joins oil majors in US lithium production push It has secured about 125,000 net acres in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas.
June 16, 2025 US looks to impose fresh steel, aluminum tariff quota on UK The quota plan is conditioned upon the United Kingdom's meeting certain requirements.
June 16, 2025 Augusta receives EXIM letter for $50M loan to build Nevada gold mine The Reward project is expected to produce approximately 39,000 oz. over a 7.6-year life.
June 16, 2025 G-7 works to secure critical minerals in face of China curbs G-7 leaders aim to agree to a statement at their meeting in Kananaskis, Canada, to establish an “action plan” to diversify supplies.
June 16, 2025 Sprott to buy $200M of uranium for special fund The investment comes after spot uranium prices rose about 5.5% in May.
June 16, 2025 Giyani Metals receives loan interest from US EXIM for Botswana manganese project The funding is part of the US effort to reduce its reliance on critical minerals from China.
June 15, 2025 Critical Metals in line for $120M US loan to fund Greenland rare earth project The Tanbreez project represents one of the world's largest rare earth deposits.
June 15, 2025 US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved Beijing has not committed to grant export clearance for some specialized rare earth magnets that US military suppliers need for fighter jets and missile systems.
June 15, 2025 Column: Global imbalances grow as ever more copper flows to the US The collective scramble to move as much physical copper as possible to the US is creating shortages in the rest of the world.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
