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Industry News
The UK has announced £50 million in critical minerals funding split across a rare earth magnet hub, a project accelerator and a demand aggregation platform, building on over £200 million already committed…
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Saudi Arabia's vice minister of mining used the Gulf Vision 2026 Forum in Paris to court French and European partners for investment in its $2.5 trillion mineral resource base, as the Kingdom…
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Uzbekistan's mining minister met Turkey's ESAN Eczacıbaşı following the Tashkent Investment Forum to review existing projects and explore expanded investment as Tashkent uses regulatory reform and improved licensing to attract foreign mining…
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Canada and Germany have agreed to pursue critical minerals stockpiling cooperation and concrete capital investments by the end of 2026, building on a Joint Declaration of Intent signed in August 2025 that…
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US Customs has ordered the detention of all Serbia Zijin Copper shipments at US ports following an investigation finding evidence of six forced labour indicators including wage withholding, movement restrictions and identity…
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Canada has granted Italy priority access to its critical mineral reserves at the G7 Évian summit, building on Eni's graphite investment in Quebec and Italy's entry into the Critical Minerals Production Alliance…
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Portugal has inaugurated a €400 million expansion at the Aljustrel copper and zinc mine, backed by €128 million in EU recovery funds, as Prime Minister Montenegro describes mining as central to national…
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G7 leaders at Evian have agreed that no single country should supply more than 60% of their rare earth imports by 2030, with binding sector quotas for defence manufacturers under discussion as…
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Indonesian President Prabowo invited Germany to join Indonesia's critical minerals supply chain including rare earths during President Steinmeier's state visit, as Jakarta seeks to broaden its downstream processing partnerships beyond Chinese capital…
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Vulcan Energy Resources is building a $3.9 billion direct lithium extraction project in Germany's Rhine Valley — Australia's largest European manufacturing investment — targeting 24,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide annually from…