Canada sets high bar for approving large M&A deals in critical minerals

High prices also weakened manufacturing demand and may see China switch out copper for aluminum.

The United States’ great hope for domestic lithium supply could lie in the massive-scale, long-life sediment-hosted deposits in its southwestern region.

The mining giant sees the potential to expand production capacity to about 500,000 tons of copper by 2028 mainly through improvements to its Salobo and Sossego mines in Brazil.

The UN Human Rights Council alleges that 12 deaths occurred during/resulting from operations by security forces assigned to the North Mara mine in Tanzania.

The southern African nation, one of the top crude producers on the continent, has become a focus for the US in its campaign to secure critical minerals such as copper as it competes against China.

The guidelines, following a proposal in May, will help firms scale back manufacturing projects that only expand production capacity.

Trucks linked to artisan and illegal mining operations have been crowding vehicles from mines like Las Bambas, Constancia and Antapaccay.

The deal to buy an 80% stake in Zambia's Lubambe copper mine is nearing completion.

Morocco is rich in phosphate resources, key to making LFP cells.