Critical minerals, once the domain of white-coated science nerds, have recently burst into our daily news headlines courtesy of Anthony Albanese’s visit with Donald Trump earlier this week, where a […]
Read MoreAlbanese’s critical minerals deal isn’t good economics – but in Trump and Xi’s new world, bargaining chips matter
Anthony Albanese has struck a multi-billion dollar deal with Donald Trump to develop critical minerals projects in Australia that will never be commercially viable. When it’s laid out like that, […]
Read MoreAustralia and the US have signed a critical minerals deal to take on China’s monopoly. Here’s what you need to know
Australia and the US have signed a critical minerals deal designed to break China’s near complete hold over materials essential to commercial, clean energy and advanced military hardware. Anthony Albanese […]
Read MoreTrump orders approval of 211-mile mining road through Alaska wilderness
Donald Trump on Monday ordered the approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals. The long-debated Ambler Road […]
Read MoreCopper prices in US hit record high after Trump announces 50% tariff
Copper prices hit a record high in the US after Donald Trump announced he would impose a 50% tariff on the industrial metal, in the latest escalation of his trade […]
Read MoreRare earths: how these critical minerals impact Australian industry and global politics – video
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Read MoreTrump eyes mineral wealth as Rwanda and DRC sign controversial peace deal in US
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed a peace deal in Washington to end fighting in eastern DRC, although questions remain over what the agreement means and […]
Read MoreTrump signs executive order boosting deep-sea mining industry
Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry, the latest attempt to boost US production of nickel, copper and other critical minerals used […]
Read MoreTrump donors eye potential bonanza if US succeeds with Greenland land-grab
Some of Donald Trump’s biggest campaign donors and investors, who collectively have hundreds of millions of dollars in financial ties to the US president, are positioned to potentially profit from […]
Read MoreThe Guardian view on Donald Trump’s Congo deal: mineral riches for protection | Editorial
“The vilest scramble for loot that has ever disfigured the history of human conscience” is how Joseph Conrad described colonial-era concessions granted to private companies for Congo’s natural resources in […]
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