SANTIAGO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Chilean authorities on Thursday raided the homes of two recently dismissed executives of state copper miner Codelco as they continue their investigation into…
Read more Chilean Authorities Raid Homes of Former Codelco Executives in El Teniente InvestigationFeb 4 (Reuters) – Argentina and the United States signed an agreement on critical minerals on Wednesday to strengthen and secure supply chains, the Argentine foreign ministry said.…
Read more Argentina Signs Critical Minerals Deal With US, Foreign Ministry SaysBy Soren Jeppesen and Tom Little COPENHAGEN, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Danes gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen on Saturday in support of veterans who…
Read more Protesters in Copenhagen Rally for Danish Veterans After Trump RemarksBy Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Jan 10 (Reuters) – When U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets his Danish and Greenlandic counterparts next week, Denmark will…
Read more Analysis-Denmark’s Greenland Dilemma: Defending a Territory Already on Its Way OutDec 28 (Reuters) – Guinea votes on Sunday in a presidential election widely expected to hand Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup, a seven-year mandate,…
Read more Guinea Votes in Presidential Election Expected to Cement Doumbouya’s RuleBANGUI, Dec 25 (Reuters) – Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera is seeking a third term in an election on Sunday, campaigning on security gains after signing deals…
Read more Russia-Ally Touadera Seeks Third Term in Central African RepublicWASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Monday rolled back protections for the greater sage-grouse in eight western U.S. states, opening up more federal land for…
Read more US Interior Dept Weakens Sage-Grouse Protection to Open More Oil and Mineral DevelopmentFor years, a mining project in Africa held the promise of helping free the West from its dependence on China for rare earths. Some weeks back, it fell…
Read more The Failed Crusade to Keep a Rare-Earths Mine Out of China’s HandsJOHANNESBURG—In 1886, prospectors struck gold here on a stretch of farmland more than a mile above sea level. The Rand Club was founded a year later by mining…
Read more Storied South African Club Embodies Decline of Former Gold CapitalBRUSSELS (Reuters) -The E3 countries, European Union leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa, Japan and Canada will discuss Washington’s proposed peace plan for Ukraine on Saturday…
Read more G7, EU Leaders to Discuss Ukraine Peace Plan on Sidelines of G20 Summit, Sources SayThe Trump administration’s renewed focus on securing critical minerals highlights an urgent truth, reinforced in “China Aims to Keep U.S. Military From Obtaining Its Rare Earths” (U.S. News,…
Read more Opinion | End U.S. Energy DependenceLONDON (Reuters) -BHP is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London’s High Court ruled on Friday, in a lawsuit the claimants’ lawyers previously…
Read more BHP Liable for 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse, UK Court Rules in Mammoth LawsuitESTER, Alaska—At a mining site here, Rod Blakestad cracked open a shiny rock with his pick. He found quartz, a sign that the rock may contain gold. But…
Read more Alaska’s New Mining Rush Chases Something More Coveted Than GoldBEIJING—China has demonstrated it can weaponize its control over global supply chains by constricting the flow of critical rare-earth minerals. President Trump went to the negotiating table when…
Read more How China’s Chokehold on Drugs, Chips and More Threatens the U.S.(Reuters) -Tanzania’s electoral commission declared on Saturday that President Samia Suluhu Hassan had won, with nearly 98% of the votes, an election that set off violent protests across…
Read more Tanzania’s Hassan Declared Landslide Winner in Election Marred by ViolenceDAKAR (Reuters) -Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary said on Friday he had been escorted to a secure location by soldiers loyal to him for his protection, a…
Read more Cameroon Opposition Leader Tchiroma Says Loyal Soldiers Escorted Him to Safety(Reuters) -Police in Tanzania’s main city of Dar es Salaam fired gunshots and teargas on Thursday to disperse protesters who returned to the streets a day after a…
Read more New Protests in Tanzania’s Main City After Chaotic ElectionBEIJING (Reuters) -China has agreed to keep rare earth exports flowing to the world as part of a one-year agreement, President Donald Trump said on Thursday shortly after…
Read more China Agrees to One-Year Rare Earth Export Deal, Issue ‘Settled’ Says TrumpA cascade of billion-dollar deals is reshaping the once-dormant Western critical-minerals industry, which the U.S. and its allies hope will act as a bulwark against aggressive trade practices by…
Read more America’s Hottest New Investment: Rare-Earth CompaniesDOUALA (Reuters) -At least four people were killed by gunshots in opposition protests in Cameroon’s commercial capital Douala on Sunday, according to the campaign of presidential candidate Issa…
Read more Four Killed in Cameroon Protests Ahead of Election Results, Opposition Says