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2025 February 22

2025 MINEXCHANGE SME Annual Conference is underway in Denver, CO

The MINEXCHANGE 2025 SME Annual Conference Expo and CMA 127th National Western Mining Conference is underway in Denver, CO. ...

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2025 February 19

Barrick Gold signs agreement with Mali to end mining dispute

Canadian miner Barrick Gold has signed a new agreement with the Malian government to end an almost two-year-old dispute over ...

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2025 February 19

Zelenskiy says US minerals proposal needs work, Turkish media ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was quoted on Wednesday as saying a U.S. proposal for a critical minerals deal was unfair as ...

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2025 February 19

Mitsui to buy $5.3 billion stake in Rio Tinto iron ore project

Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co said on Wednesday it would acquire a 40 percent stake in the Rio Tinto-operated ...

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2025 February 18

Goldman Sachs raises year-end gold price forecast to $3,100

Goldman Sachs on Monday raised its year-end 2025 gold price forecast to $3,100 per ounce, up from $2,890, citing sustained ...

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2025 February 18

BHP sees steel and copper demand recovering after profit slumps ...

BHP sees signs of economic recovery in China and central bank rate cuts reviving demand for steel and copper but flagged ...

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2025 February 17

Recent legislation and executive orders focus on mineral and ...

The Unearth Innovation Act, a bipartisan bill that would boost critical mineral innovation while helping the United States ...

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2025 February 17

Hickenlooper, Tillis Reintroduce Bill to Boost Critical Mineral ...

The Unearth Innovation Act, a bipartisan bill that would boost critical mineral innovation while helping the United States ...

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2025 February 14

Ukraine gives US draft minerals deal for review, Kyiv says

Ukraine on Friday handed the United States its proposals for a bilateral minerals deal after finishing working on them, two ...

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2025 February 11

Vale and Caterpillar strengthen collaboration to focus on ...

Vale and Caterpillar have signed a new, five-year global framework agreement, to strengthen the collaboration between the ...

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