The companies already have a long-standing relationship dating back to 1985 with the commissioning of Escondida, the world's largest copper mine.

Stellantis and Toyota Motor blasted a Biden administration plan to squelch auto pollution, saying it would compel aggressive and unrealistic sales of EVs.

Investment in critical mineral mining surged 30% in 2022.

The incident occurred on July 5, 2023, after an underground rockfall occurred.

Peru has doubled down on efforts to amp up production following a May report that the Democratic Republic of Congo could nab the No. 2 spot.

A drilling campaign is underway to test high-priority targets with the objective of adding further resources.

Export controls will be short-term disruptive to both gallium and germanium markets but Western countries should be able to adapt over time.