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US Mining Enters Breakout Phase with More Incoming Historic Government-Backed Deals

📌 Key Takeaways The White House is planning more “historic deals” with US mining companies to secure critical mineral supply chains for defense and high-tech...

BHP Abandons Second Anglo American Bid

📌 Key Takeaways BHP Group has formally walked away from its renewed takeover approach for rival Anglo American following preliminary discussions The pursuit, which centered on...

Oil to Remain Vital for Decades Despite Energy Transition, As IEA Shifts Outlook

📌 Key Takeaways The IEA now projects oil demand to keep rising into the 2030s, hitting 113 million barrels per day (mb/d) by 2050 under...

Canada Launches C$2 Billion Critical Minerals Sovereign Fund

📌 Key Takeaways Canada is establishing a C$2 billion (≈ US$1.4 billion) “Critical Minerals Sovereign Fund” over five years, aimed at equity stakes, loan guarantees...

Funds Move Into Nickel As Price At 5-Year-Low

Hedge funds and other speculative traders have amassed long positions equivalent to 272,000 tons on the nickel price, the most optimistic stance since the...

Trump’s Rare Earth Deals: The Full Second-Term List — So Far

📌 Key Takeaways China controls ~85% of rare earth processing U.S. strategy: diversify supply and weapon-proof magnets essential for EVs and defense Trump’s second term = equity...

Beijing Signals Pause on Rare Earth Export Restrictions After US Talks

📌 Key Takeaways U.S. officials now expect People’s Republic of China to delay planned export controls on rare earths after two-day talks in Kuala Lumpur,...

U.S. Cancels $500 Million Cobalt Tender — Strategic Failure in $1 Billion Stockpile Race

📌 Key Takeaways The U.S. canceled a $500 million Pentagon-backed cobalt tender due to lack of supply and bidding gaps, exposing structural Western dependence on...

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Zinc Prices Rise as China Smelter Cuts Deepen Supply Squeeze

Zinc prices are being driven higher by a supply squeeze that has flipped the market from expected surplus to...
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Fusion Investment Tops $1.6bn in 2026 as $73bn Supply Chain Race Builds

At least $1.6 billion of disclosed fusion investment, financing and public-market transactions has been announced in 2026, as investors,...

Copper Hits Record High as Supply Squeeze Meets AI Demand

Copper has hit another record high, with U.S. futures settling at $6.6495/lb, up 38% from a year ago. And...

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