Beijing strengthens its grip on the global critical minerals race
China's creation of a state-backed investment firm marks a more coordinated approach to overseas mining, reflecting...
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Minerals
Why Africa’s critical minerals need an industrial strategy
Africa's vast critical mineral reserves have placed the continent at the center of the global energy...
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G7 leaders move closer to a minerals pact amid transatlantic tensions
As G7 leaders move toward a critical minerals agreement, a dispute over US-backed price guarantees highlights...
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Congo is using a paramilitary force to secure critical mineral supply chains
The Democratic Republic of Congo is creating a specialized mining force as competition intensifies over cobalt,...
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Glomar Minerals and Cobalt Blue plan US deep sea processing plant
The global race for critical minerals has focused on extraction for years. A quieter constraint has...
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