1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (211+ words) SANTIAGO, April 13 (Reuters) " Price surges due to the Middle East war have raised costs for "the world's top-producing copper miner Codelco, "yet the Chilean state-run firm is still on track to meet its 2026 production target, Chairman Maximo Pacheco told Reuters…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (325+ words) SYDNEY, April 12 (Reuters) " Australia and the U. S. have committed more than A$5 billion ($3. 5 billion) to back a range of critical mineral projects, nearly double the amount pledged when the two countries struck a co-operation agreement "six months ago, Canberra said on…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (144+ words) BEIJING, April 9 (Reuters) " BHP Group's incoming CEO, Brandon Craig, met with the chairman "of Chinalco in Beijing "this week and discussed further cooperation, the Chinese aluminium giant said on Thursday. Craig's trip to China is a "focus "of interest to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (222+ words) April 1 (Reuters) " Rare earths developers REalloys and U. S. Critical Materials Corp have signed a memorandum of understanding to "build a fully domestic supply chain "for the key materials in the U. S. , in line with Washington's aims to reduce reliance on China. Under…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (502+ words) By Ernest Scheyder and Nate Raymond March 30 (Reuters) " A federal judge rejected claims by environmentalists that the U. S. government in 2024 improperly approved Australia-based ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium and boron mine project in Nevada in a ruling on Monday that boosts efforts…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (146+ words) MEXICO CITY, March 27 (Reuters) - Mexico's defense ministry said "on Friday it "had deployed specialists to join the search for four miners "missing "after "a collapse in "the northwestern state of Sinaloa. The incident occurred on Wednesday at "the Mi. .. MEXICO CITY,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (613+ words) MELBOURNE, March 26 (Reuters) " France is among the countries poised to invest in Australian critical minerals projects, Australia's resources minister said on Thursday, as Canberra's framework deal with the U. S. prompts nations with advanced manufacturing sectors to secure access to supply. Australia…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (169+ words) SYDNEY, March 26 (Reuters) " Key iron ore and liquefied natural gas (LNG) ports in Western Australia "were closed on Thursday as "a tropical cyclone struck off the coast of the resources rich Pilbara region, the ports" operator said. Pilbara Ports said…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (152+ words) BUENOS AIRES, March 25 (Reuters) - Argentina's government will send a "bill to "Congress that seeks to change the limits on foreign ownership of "rural "land, Cabinet "Chief Manuel Adorni "said in a news conference on Wednesday. Adorni said investments. .. BUENOS AIRES,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (153+ words) SANTIAGO, March 25 (Reuters) " Albemarle said on Wednesday that it has started the "environmental review process for "its first project through Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) in Chile. The U. S. based company, the world's largest producer of "lithium, "said in "a statement that…...