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FILE PHOTO: The Art Deco facade of the original Toronto Stock Exchange building is seen on Bay Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Canadian critical mineral shares fall after tighter M&A criteria

Capstone Copper, Hudbay Minerals, Teck Resources, First Quantum Minerals, Ivanhoe Mines, and Cameco Corp were among the top losers.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the MP Materials rare earth open-pit mine in Mountain Pass, California, U.S. January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
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US miners push Washington to revive long-dormant Bureau of Mines for critical minerals

The effort is aimed at streamlining how the U.S. government regulates and supports critical minerals production.

Refined copper bundles can be seen at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine located in South Australia, May 24, 2016.     REUTERS/Sonali Paul/ File Photo
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Canada sets high bar for approving large M&A deals in critical minerals

Canada announced any major deals targeting producers of critical minerals would only be approved under "the most exceptional circumstances".

The Art Deco facade of the original Toronto Stock Exchange building is seen on Bay Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 23, 2019.   REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Resource shares help lift TSX to near 5-week high

Energy also gained ground, rising 0.3%, as the price of oil increased 0.2% to $84.06 a barrel.

FILE PHOTO: The Art Deco facade of the original Toronto Stock Exchange building is seen on Bay Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 23, 2019.   REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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TSX climbs to four-week high as metal mining shares jump

The materials group, which includes metal miners and fertilizer companies, rose 3.4%, as a weaker U.S. dollar boosted gold and copper prices.

Eramet CEO Christel Bories said the plant would produce up to 24,000 tons of battery-grade lithium carbonate per year at full capacity (AFP)
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New lithium plant inaugurated in Argentina

The plant is expected to produce up to 24,000 tons of battery-grade lithium carbonate per year at full capacity — enough for 600,000...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is seen at their headquarters in downtown Santiago, Chile March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Chile’s Codelco sees copper output ticking up in second half of year

Codelco's output should tick up in the second half of this year, the chairman of Chile's state-run miner said.

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Russian firms raise zinc output to meet government demand: sources

Russian firms have boosted zinc metal production over the past month to benefit from rising state demand and reduce reliance on China.

Workers walk past a stack of battery units after the launching of Indonesia's first battery cell production plant for electric vehicles with an annual capacity of 10 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of battery cells at HLI Green Power, a joint venture between South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES), in Karawang, West Java province, Indonesia, July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
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Hyundai Motor, LG Energy Solution launch Indonesia’s first EV battery plant

The plant is part of a commitment by Hyundai Motor and LGES to invest up to $9.8 billion in Southeast Asia's largest economy...

Mining trucks are seen at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia's South Gobi region June 23, 2012.  REUTERS/David Stanway/File Photo
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Rio Tinto in talks to avert strike at Mongolian copper mine

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Global miner Rio Tinto is negotiating with workers at its Oyu Tolgoi copper operations in Mongolia to avert further industrial...

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