US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison are set to release a plan on Friday aimed at securing the supply of rare earth minerals, a senior administration official said, as concerns grow that China could cut off shipments o…
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Peru expects its copper production to grow 27% and gold output to expand 12% in the next three years by 2022, the country’s Energy and Mines Minister said on Thursday.
Peru is the world’s No.2 copper producer and sixth-largest gold producer.
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Canadian miner Iamgold would fit well with China Gold International Resource Corp’s acquisition strategy as the Chinese State-run company seeks to buy producing gold mines, an executive with the overseas arm of China National Gold Group said on Wednes…
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The world’s top gold producer, Newmont Goldcorp, said on Wednesday it had offered $25-million in community investments and land rental fees to resolve a conflict at its Penasquito gold mine in Mexico, but activists said they are unsatisfied.
Operation…
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Ecuador’s constitutional court rejected two requests to make mining projects contingent on popular approval, a victory for companies seeking to exploit some of the world’s largest untapped reserves of copper.
The prefect of southern Azuay province, ho…
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Apple’s new iPhones will use recycled rare earth elements in a key component, the company said on Wednesday.
Apple said it will used recycled rare earths in its "Taptic Engine," a part that lets iPhones mimic a physical button click despite be…
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Strong demand from the electric-vehicle sector alongside supply cuts should help Australian lithium miners recover towards the middle of next year, earlier than expected, industry executives said on Wednesday.
Australian producers of spodumene, a type…
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Oil major Exxon Mobil Corp said on Wednesday it was looking to sell its 50% stake in the Gippsland Basin oil and gas development in Australia’s Bass Strait as part of a broader review of its portfolio of assets around the world.
The Gippsland Basin jo…
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Chile is making a renewed push for battery technology investment in return for access to its lithium deposits, piquing interest from China, Japan and Europe as global firms look to tie up supply of the metal vital for the shift to electric vehicles.
T…
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The United States is losing the race to extract and refine minerals used to make electric vehicles and should do more to spur domestic production, a bipartisan group of senators said on Tuesday.
The push comes as China has grown to dominate the marke…
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