Focus on Critical Minerals
Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that tribe says is threat to sacred lands
A judge halted lithium drilling in Arizona, siding with the Hualapai Tribe, who argue it threatens sacred land.
Chile’s SQM posts 63% profit slump, expects lithium prices to stay weak
SQM profits slide despite record-high sale volumes of lithium due to the battery metal's price dropping.
North America sees 70% jump in data center supply in construction, CBRE report says
North American data center construction surged 70% year-over-year, driven by AI and cloud growth, CBRE reports.
Copper miners, energy stocks pull FTSE 100 lower
Energy shares were the biggest losers on the FTSE 100, declining 1% due to a drop in oil prices.
Analysis: BHP’s quick strike fix sets tone for labor talks amid copper rally
Quick turnaround in workers' dispute helped BHP avoid the damaging effects of a 2017 walk-out, at a time when copper is in high...
Scores in central Serbia rally against Rio Tinto’s lithium project
Serbians protest Rio Tinto's lithium project in Valjevo, fearing environmental damage despite potential economic benefits.
Physical buyers win battle for copper market as funds retreat
Investors fleeing the copper market likely to be sidelined, leaving the field clear for physical players who expect slowing demand to weigh on...
Union at BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile signs new deal, ending risk of strike
The union at BHP's Escondida copper mine in Chile signed a deal on Sunday, ending a strike that could have threatened global copper...
BHP defuses Escondida copper mine strike with sweetened wage offer
Global mining giant BHP has reached an agreement with a striking union at its massive Escondida copper mine in Chile
BHP reaches preliminary agreement with Escondida union in Chile, Bloomberg News reports
Mining giant BHP has reached a preliminary agreement with the Escondida union in Chile over the strike at its copper mine
