Harper Builds Oil Links With China After Obama ‘Slap’ on Keystone Pipeline

Jimena Blanco, chief analyst at Verisk Maplecroft, says that geopolitical tensions are causing major shifts in global mining policies.

The company has yet to finish a feasibility study and expects to reach a final investment decision in the first half of next year.

It's clear that critical minerals will be China's weapon of choice in its escalating trade war with the United States.

International lawyers said that Apple uses minerals pillaged from Congo and laundered through international supply chains.