Focus on Critical Minerals
First Quantum Minerals offers voluntary retirement to Cobre Panama workers: sources
First Quantum offers voluntary retirement or reduced hours to workers at Panama copper mine amid contract dispute and closure.
As renewable energy demand rises, mining for minerals in the Amazon is at a critical point
Illegal mining for minerals like cassiterite, one of the critical minerals help powering the energy transition, is driving deforestation in the Amazon, threatening...
Putin’s commodities ban threat puzzles Russian firms and officials
Russian officials are perplexed by Putin's surprise threat to limit exports of strategic commodities in response to Western sanctions.
Metals-rich Kazakhstan seeks niche in battery supply chain
The former Soviet republic, Kazakhstan, promotes itself as a dependable supplier of the majority of critical materials outlined by the EU.
Kremlin says no measures yet after Putin’s exports proposal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to restrict exports of Russian metals is an invitation for officials to think about it and...
US locks in steep China tariff hikes, many to start Sept. 27
The Biden administration on Friday locked in steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports, including a 100% duty on electric vehicles.
Analysis: Arizona’s battle over crucial copper mine poised to sway US election
Native opposition to Arizona’s Resolution Copper mine may sway the 2024 election, balancing energy needs and sacred land rights.
GM in talks to buy Chinese EV batteries built in the US: report
General Motors may buy EV batteries using CATL tech, assembled in a US plant funded by Japan's TDK, per Bloomberg sources.
UN experts call for global system to trace critical minerals
UN experts call for a global system to trace critical minerals, ensuring fairness, human rights, and environmental care.
Indigenous group asks US Supreme Court to block Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project
Apache tribe urges Supreme Court to block copper mine on sacred Arizona land, citing religious rights over energy needs.
