Ontario can speed up critical minerals industry and maintain environmental standards, report says

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce hosted a panel discussion at Science North in Sudbury on Wednesday to discuss the future of mining. The conversation centered on a report released by the chamber last month, calling on all levels of government to sharpen their critical mineral strategy. Sudbury chamber president Marie Litalien said it was important that the official launch of …

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DRC offers manganese, copper‑cobalt, and lithium assets to US investors under minerals pact

The Democratic Republic of Congo has sent Washington a shortlist of state-owned assets – including manganese, copper-cobalt, gold and lithium projects – for U.S. investors to consider as part of a ​minerals partnership, two senior Congolese officials said. The list, delivered to United States officials last week, represents Washington’s most tangible ‌progress in converting peace and investment deals with Congo …

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EU locks in access to South American lithium and critical minerals

The European Union has secured preferential access to vast reserves of critical minerals and agricultural commodities through its newly signed trade agreement with Mercosur, positioning the long-negotiated accord as much a geopolitical manoeuvre as an economic arrangement. The pact, signed on January 17 in Asunción, grants the EU’s 27 member states improved access to South American supplies of lithium, niobium, graphite and …

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Japan, Italy agree to cooperate in strengthening economic security and critical minerals

View: Source Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni agreed Friday to cooperate in strengthening economic security including supply chains of critical minerals as they aligned their nations more closely in the face of China’s growing clout. The two countries upgraded their “strategic partnership” to a “special strategic partnership” to boost ties in “all sectors” including security …

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Bipartisan Bill Proposes $2.5 Billion U.S. Critical Minerals Reserve

View: Source A bipartisan bill proposes establishing a $2.5 billion Strategic Resilience Reserve to encourage domestic sourcing of critical minerals and rare earths. The reserve is intended to challenge China’s near-total monopoly on the supply, refining, and pricing of these materials and to insulate the U.S. from foreign threats. The reserve, which would be overseen by a seven-person board modeled on …

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Trump puts silver, other critical minerals tariffs on hold

View: Source Silver prices briefly tumbled from record highs after US President Donald Trump said he is holding off on new tariffs targeting imports of critical minerals, easing near-term trade disruption risks. Silver fell more than 7% on Thursday, retreating from an all-time high above $93/oz, as broad tariff threats receded. However, prices have since recovered much of the earlier decline, …

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Europe neglected Greenland’s mineral wealth. It may regret it.

View: Source As Trump threatens to take Greenland by force, Europe’s failure to mine the icebound Danish territory looks increasingly like a mistake. On Greenland’s southern tip, surrounded by snowy peaks and deep fjords, lies Kvanefjeld — a mining project that shows the giant, barren island is more than just a coveted military base. Beneath the icy ground sits a major …

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Africa’s critical minerals – cobalt, lithium, copper and PGMs – are central to the global energy transition, powering clean technologies and EVs

View: Source As the world accelerates its shift from fossil fuels to clean energy technologies, Africa is emerging as a central player in supplying the minerals that underpin this transformation. According to the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) State of African Energy 2026 Outlook, the continent’s abundant reserves of critical minerals – including cobalt, lithium, copper and platinum group metals (PGMs) – position …

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Australia critical minerals reserve to prioritize antimony, gallium, rare earths

A sample of antimony is displayed at the Natural History Museum in London, Britain, June 6, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo View: Source Australia will prioritise antimony, gallium and rare earth elements as part of its A$1.2 billion ($802 ​million) strategic reserve, it said on Monday, as its ‌Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to join a G7 meeting to discuss critical minerals. Australia …

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