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FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump makes a campaign stop at manufacturer FALK Production in Walker, Michigan, U.S. September 27, 2024.  REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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US metal buyers likely to turn to Mideast, Chile as tariffs bite

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) -U.S. companies will look to the Middle East and India for more aluminium and to Chile and Peru...

FILE PHOTO: Greenland's flag flies in Igaliku settlement, Greenland, July 5, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
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US lobbied Greenland rare earths developer Tanbreez not to sell to China

U.S. officials pressured Greenland rare earths developer not to sell to China, aiding its sale to a U.S.-linked firm.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Anglo American's Quellaveco copper mine in Peru, obtained by Reuters on April 26, 2024. Anglo American/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Lure of Anglo’s copper mines could test BHP’s spending resolve

Miners are shifting their focus to metals needed for the transition to cleaner energy — and copper is one of the most important.

The logo and trading information for U.S. coal miner Peabody Energy Corp. are displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 4, 2017.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Anglo to sell Australian coal mines to Peabody for up to $3.78 billion

Anglo American to sell Australian coal mines to Peabody Energy for $3.78B, advancing its pivot to copper amid restructuring.

FILE PHOTO: A protester holds a sign as he participates in a national Day of Action against the Indian mining company Adani's planned coal mine project in north-east Australia, at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, October 7, 2017.      REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
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Adani’s Australian coal unit faces human rights complaint

India's crisis-stricken Adani Group faces accusations of racism from an Aboriginal group in Australia.

A rock stamped with a logo is displayed at Piedmont Lithium's headquarters in Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina, U.S., July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo
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Sayona Mining, Piedmont agree to create $623 million lithium miner

Australia's Sayona Mining acquires U.S.-based Piedmont Lithium in a $623M all-stock deal.

FILE PHOTO: A view of BHP's Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine, in northern Chile, in Antofagasta, Chile March 31, 2008. Picture taken March 31, 2008. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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BHP set to detail copper growth plans on Chile roadshow, analysts say

Copper is key to BHP's growth plans as an essential metal for the energy transition — but BHP's production is expected to fall...

A hawk flies over part of Oak Flat that is visible from a viewing area at the Resolution Copper exploratory mine shaft 10 facility and rehabilitated Magma Mine shaft 9 in Superior, Arizona, U.S., March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara/ File Photo
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Rio Tinto exec asks Trump Administration to speed up permitting

Rio Tinto urges the Trump administration to expedite mine permits to secure copper for the energy transition, despite local opposition.

FILE PHOTO: A brine pool used to extract lithium is seen at a salt flat of Cauchari Olaroz, near Susques, Argentina November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Juliana Castilla/File Photo
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Rio Tinto to join lithium big leagues with $6.7 billion Arcadium buy

Rio Tinto, the world's largest producer of iron ore, is shifting to process high-end, low-carbon materials for the energy transition.

A small toy figure and mineral imitation are seen in front of the BHP logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo
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BHP annual profit rises 2%, says open to higher debt for acquisitions

BHP's profit beat expectations, driven by strong iron ore and copper growth, while it raised its debt target for potential acquisitions.

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