The world’s biggest platinum producers face a dilemma: they’re reporting bumper profits just as they enter negotiations with labor unions over a three-year wage deal.
The EPA’s action is a significant boost for Northern Dynasty Minerals and Pebble LP supporters, who have called on the EPA to lift the Clean Water Act restrictions.
The importance of rare earths, has been thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks as China mulls whether to use its position as the world’s dominant supplier as a counter in its trade war with Washington.
