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The logo of Anglo American is seen on a jacket of an employee at the Los Bronces copper mine, in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido/ File Photo
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Anglo American shares fall after Australian mine suspension

An underground fire broke out in its Queensland mine at the weekend.

FILE PHOTO: The Anglo American logo is seen in Rusternburg October 5, 2015. Picture taken October 5, 2015.  REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
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Jefferies says Anglo American coal fire likely to affect met coal sale

The mine in Australia is expected to be closed for months.

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Southern Copper to restart development of Peru mine on Monday -document

LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian copper producer Southern Copper, controlled by Grupo Mexico, plans on Monday to restart development of the long-postponed Tia Maria...

FILE PHOTO: Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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China issues rare earth regulations to further protect domestic supply

China has unveiled a list of rare earth regulations, laying out rules on the mining, smelting and trade in critical materials

The Yukon provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa,  Monday July 6, 2020. Yukon government mining officials say a recent ore-slide at a central gold mine was the second time the heap leach facility has failed this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ore slide at Yukon’s Victoria Gold mine not the first this year: government officials

Yukon government mining officials say a recent slide of ore at a gold mine in the territory was the second such failure this...

FILE PHOTO: A view of Cobre Panama mine of Canadian First Quantum Minerals, one of the world's largest open-pit copper mines, during a media tour, in Donoso, Panama, January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Tarina Rodriguez/File Photo
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Canadian miner FQM to launch formal arbitration versus Panama

First Quantum Minerals will launch formal arbitration proceedings against Panama over the country's decision to close the Cobre Panama mine.

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attends a press conference after the general election, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
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Mexico to seek deal over disputed mining concession with Chinese lithium firm

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that his government will seek an agreement with Chinese lithium miner Ganfeng

FILE PHOTO: A worker of Sigma Lithium Corp SGML.V takes samples at the Grota do Cirilo mine in Itinga, in Minas Gerais state, Brazil April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Washington Alves/File Photo
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Disputed Sigma Lithium land has ‘probable’ reserves, study shows

Sigma Lithium has found likely mineral reserves on two plots of disputed land, according to previously unreported regulatory documents

Workers stand at a rare earth processing plant, owned by Belgian chemicals group Solvay, located in La Rochelle, France in this undated handout picture. Solvay/Handout via REUTERS
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Factbox-Companies forging a rare earths industry in the EU

New European Union legislation aims to boost the domestic output of critical minerals.

A person works at rare earths plant owned by Neo Performance Materials, which processes the minerals needed to make permanent magnets used in electric vehicles and wind turbines, in Sillamae, Estonia in this handout image dated to 2024. Neo Performance Materials/Handout via REUTERS
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In race to regain rare earth glory, Europe falls short on mineral goals

Missing its rare earths target may impact EU's zero carbon goals while opening the prospect of further dependence on China.

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