Copper prices fell as reduced bets for an early Fed interest rate cut lifted the dollar.

The planned $14.9 billion deal has drawn criticism from Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

Last month, members of Congress wrote urging the Department of Defense to prioritize planning for seabed mining as a "new vector of competition."

Uranium hit $91 per lb. this week, another record since triple-digit prices in 2007.

Donald project is expected to be a new, long-term source of several critical minerals key to the clean energy transition, including REE's, titanium, zircon, and uranium, the company said.

The US dollar index is coming off its biggest daily gain since July.

Chief executive Mark Bristow approached some of First Quantum’s largest investors late last year, according to Bloomberg sources.