2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1058+ words) DAKAR, April 21 (Reuters) - A U. S. firm'central to the Trump administration's push to secure critical minerals from Congo overstated its "mining experience, "Reuters has found. Virtus, which bought Chemaf's mines in March for $30 million from "the miner's shareholders, stated on its website…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (166+ words) March 13 (Reuters) - An "employee "of a contracted "company died on Thursday "following an incident at Rio Tinto's "Kennecott mine in "Utah, the world's "largest "producer of iron ore said on Friday "without providing further details. Operations at the Kennecott mine…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (396+ words) A block with the symbol, atomic number and mass number of Lithium (Li) element, in this illustration taken January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration SANTIAGO, March 12 (Reuters) - Chile and the "U. S. "have signed a joint statement "to begin discussions on rare earths and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (301+ words) Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney speaks during an address at the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia, March 4, 2026. Ayush Kumar/Pool via REUTERS SYDNEY, March 5 (Reuters) - Australia and Canada "on "Wednesday signed a series "of new agreements on critical minerals,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (86+ words) KINSHASA, March "4 (Reuters) - "More "than 200 people "including around "70 children "died "on "Tuesday in a landslide triggered "by heavy rains "at the Rubaya "coltan "mine in "eastern Democratic "Republic of Congo, "the "mines ministry said "on Wednesday. A senior M23 official told…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1004+ words) Labourers are seen at the Rubaya coltan mine, in the town of Rubaya, which is controlled by M23 rebels, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Ange Kasongo DAKAR/KINSHASA, March 2 (Reuters)…...