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Portugal Emerges as Potential Hub for Critical Minerals as Exploration Intensifies
Portugal’s subsoil is drawing rising EU interest as exploration reveals potential reserves of rare earths and other critical minerals.
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Portugal’s subsoil is drawing rising EU interest as exploration reveals potential reserves of rare earths and other critical minerals.
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KGHM has formalized cooperation with the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation for the development of its Victoria copper and nickel project in Canada.
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Romania’s rare earth processing project is emerging as a critical test of whether Europe can convert strategic raw-materials policy into commercially viable industrial infrastructure.
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The Kazakhstan–EU Gateway platform was inaugurated in Brussels to deepen strategic cooperation on critical raw materials.
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The EU is shifting from raw-materials policy to execution, targeting a 50% cut in foreign dependence through domestic processing and recycling.
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The EU’s €3-billion REsourceEU package marks a shift from strategy to execution, with early backing for molybdenum and lithium projects aimed at strengthening Europe’s industrial resilience.
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The EU has agreed on tougher foreign investment screening rules to protect security while maintaining openness to global capital.
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Germany says China signalled it will “constructively” handle rare earth export licences amid rising geopolitical strains.
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Kazakhstan has digitised 83% of its geological archives and is launching an AI-driven Big Data system to accelerate analysis and build a national digital geology fund.
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Kazakhstan’s expanded geological survey has uncovered major new deposits of gold, rare earths and strategic metals across four regions.