The Biden administration is reportedly set to significantly enhance tariffs targeting Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) and other green energy-related products as early as next week, The Wall Street Journal reported…
By Felix Njini JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. must boost commercial ties with African countries to curb reliance on China for supplies of critical minerals, a Washington-based think tank said…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. and European Union failed on Tuesday to reach a trade deal for critical battery minerals but are vowing to press ahead with…
Australia’s Pilbara Minerals reported a 46% sequential drop in its second-quarter revenue on Wednesday as average realised price for spodumene halved, and lowered annual capital expenditure guidance. Australian lithium producers…
(Reuters) -Pension fund AustralianSuper has raised its stake in lithium miner Pilbara Minerals and alcohol retailer Endeavour Group, two separate exchange filings showed on Tuesday. The stake increase makes AustralianSuper…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Joe Manchin urged the U.S. Treasury on Monday to adopt the “strictest possible standards” to prevent Chinese-produced minerals or Chinese battery companies…
VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) – The European Union and the United States could reach a deal on critical minerals over the coming weeks or months despite their failure to agree an…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China announced on Friday that it will require export permits for certain graphite products to protect national security, its latest move to curb shipments of minerals that…
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The largest U.S. and EU business federations urged leaders meeting for a summit on Friday to resolve a lingering dispute over Trump-era metals tariffs…
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and partners are working on 15 projects to secure supplies of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles and the energy transition,…
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States is optimistic it will conclude an agreement with the European Union to allow critical minerals mined or processed in Europe to…
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia has asked the United States to begin talks on a trade deal for critical minerals so that exports from the Southeast Asian country can be covered…
By Lewis Jackson and Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Trade Minister Don Farrell has dangled easier access to the country’s vast critical minerals sector as part of negotiations over…
(Reuters) – Automaker Stellantis N.V. and Canada-based miner NioCorp Developments Ltd on Thursday signed an offtake term sheet with the objective of establishing a supply deal for rare earth minerals…
GOP Rep Introduces Bill To Counter Congolese Child Mines, Chinese Influence In Minerals Nick Pope on June 30, 2023 Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey introduced legislation Friday which…
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Automakers and other consumers of critical minerals should invest in Australia’s materials processing industry to secure ethical long-term supply that can weather geopolitical disruptions,…
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian lender ANZ Group is looking at opportunities to invest more in the critical minerals sector as part of its efforts to support decarbonisation…
Biden’s ‘Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Approach’ To Mining Critical Minerals Could Derail His Own Green Dreams, Critics Say John Hugh DeMastri on May 29, 2023 The Biden administration’s policies…
DAVID BLACKMON: China Is Exploiting Biden’s Naivety On Critical Minerals David Blackmon on May 2, 2023 One of the major goals of the Biden administration’s plan for its so-called energy…
‘Unacceptable’: GOP Reps, Defense Experts Raise Red Flags Over Pentagon’s Reliance On China For Critical Minerals Micaela Burrow on February 8, 2023 Congress and defense experts warned that reliance on…
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – The United States and other western countries on Monday announced an alliance to produce and buy critical minerals from countries with stronger environmental and…
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s government ordered three foreign firms on Wednesday to divest their investments in Canadian critical minerals companies on grounds of national security. The three foreign firms ordered…
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Washington’s growing financial support for companies that produce metals used in electric vehicles will likely prove fruitless unless the federal government streamlines the mine permitting…
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday agreed to deepen cooperation on critical minerals used in electric vehicles…
By David French and Shariq Khan (Reuters) – Brigham Minerals Inc, a company that owns the rights to extract oil and natural gas from land across numerous U.S. shale basins,…