Focus on Minerals
US takes action targeting Russian aluminum, copper and nickel
Washington and London prohibited metal-trading exchanges from accepting new aluminum, copper and nickel produced by Russia.
Elon Musk, Argentine president see eye-to-eye on boosting free markets, lithium
Billionaire Elon Musk and Argentina's President Javier Milei promised to work together to promote free markets. They also discussed lithium, seen as key...
Copper remains in hot demand to power energy transition, AI technologies
Copper's bull run should continue for at least the next three years, fueled by global supply challenges and hot demand for the metal...
French PM, Trudeau defend Canada-EU trade pact that includes critical minerals
Ten European states have yet to ratify the agreement that includes preferential access to Canadian minerals, such as uranium or lithium, which are...
AI could add 1 million tons to copper demand by 2030, says Trafigura
The energy transition is expected to fuel a surge in copper consumption over the coming years as the world moves towards eliminating carbon...
Study finds mercury contamination in Brazil’s Yanomami people
RIO DE JANEIRO – Indigenous people from nine villages in Brazil’s Yanomami territory were found to be contaminated by mercury, with those living...
Lithium company Winsome Resources signs option deal to buy Renard mine
Australian lithium company Winsome Resources has signed a call option agreement that will allow it to buy the Renard diamond mine in northern...
Resources for the Future: the 2024 Global Energy Outlook
Resources for the Future, a think tank based in Washington, D.C., issued its annual analysis of energy projections from organizations around the world....
Hyundai Motor ends Indonesia aluminium deal after climate campaign by K-pop fans
SEOUL – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co and PT Adaro Minerals Indonesia Tbk have ended an aluminium supply agreement after calls by a...
Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines
TORONTO (Reuters) – An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometer (250-mile) ice road that is...
