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Copper prices surge ahead after Trump calls for 50% tariffs
Copper is used in everything from consumer electronics and automobiles to home construction and data centres Copper prices surged after...
Jul 102 min read
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Is South Korea the new force driving Critical Mineral Development in Africa?
South Korea is strengthening cooperation with resource-rich African countries in critical minerals. This is hardly surprising given that...
May 261 min read
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Will a minerals deal end the war in Ukraine?
The talks on a minerals deal, Â presented to Kyiv on Feb 12 coincided with a bid by President Donald Trump to kick-start negotiations to...
Feb 171 min read
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Learning from past mistakes when investing in critical minerals in Africa
Africa is home to over 30 percent of the world’s known reserves of critical minerals . While international interest and investment in...
Jan 71 min read
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2025 sees China proposing further export curbs on battery, critical minerals technology
2025 has started with geopolitics taking centre stage once again in global critical minerals news.
Jan 61 min read
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Critical Minerals Developments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Mining and mineral processing has been gaining momentum for Arab Gulf states as a means of diversifying natural resources beyond oil and...
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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Brazil may have an opportunity to position itself as a key alternative critical minerals supplier
With vast reserves of manganese, graphite and other essential minerals, the South American nation is launching ambitious government...
Dec 3, 20241 min read
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UK expands critical minerals list from 18 to 34. Palladium is dropped from this new list
The 2024 UK Criticality Assessment, published in November 2024, finds that 34 minerals out of the 82 candidate materials assessed are...
Dec 2, 20241 min read
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Is a Trump Administration good news for Critical Minerals?
With Trump securing the US presidential election win and announcing his team this week, the mining industry is anticipating the impact of...
Nov 17, 20241 min read
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Is deep sea mining the solution for global critical minerals shortage?
Amidst the global critical minerals shortage, deep-sea mining could be the answer. But there are challenges with this.
Sep 19, 20241 min read
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India pivots away from fossil fuel intensive energy mix with list of 30 critical minerals
India, the world’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter, aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 – a goal that hinges on the assured...
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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Spotlight on South Korea's Critical Minerals List
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced in 2023 that they had finalised a list of 33 critical minerals, of...
Aug 13, 20241 min read
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No longer rare: China's overproduction sends rare-earth prices tanking
International prices of rare-earth elements have plunged 20% over the past year as overproduction in China has caused a supply glut. This...
Jul 22, 20241 min read
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New Zealand Government sets out vision for Critical Minerals future
Here in the Asia Pacific region, focus has been naturally on the major critical minerals producing countries such as China, Indonesia,...
Jul 16, 20241 min read
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Lithium projects likely to exceed government targets in Chile
Chile’s government said that strong interest from private firms in lithium deals meant it could exceed its goal of three to four new...
Jul 10, 20241 min read
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Recycling to kick in as long-term solution to EU rare earths challenge
It was reported in Reuters on 27 June that The EU will struggle to meet ambitious goals for EU rare earths in new legislation designed to...
Jun 27, 20241 min read
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New Additions to Canada's Critical Minerals List in June 2024
Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced on June 10 2024 that the Critical Minerals List has...
Jun 14, 20241 min read
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Speaking Spotlight: Our Founder Daniel at Indonesia Critical Minerals Conference and Expo 2024
Our Founder Daniel Radziszewski, spoke at Day 1 of the 2024 Indonesia Critical Minerals Conference and Expo in Jakarta, Indonesia on 11...
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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We are speaking at Indonesia Critical Minerals Conference & Expo 2024
Our founder Daniel Radziszewski will be speaking on Day 1 of the prestigious Indonesia Critical Minerals Conference and Expo 2024 held in...
Jun 10, 20241 min read
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Why are there so many different critical minerals lists?
Navigating Critical Minerals list can be very confusing as different countries come up with their own list of what critical minerals mean...
May 28, 20243 min read
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