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U.S. and Chile Launch Critical Minerals Pact to Bolster Supply Security

Chile’s dominance in copper, lithium positions the country at the center of clean‑energy supply chains.

Iraq Holds Oil Output at 1.4 Million Bpd as Gulf Exports Stay Blocked

Congo Reports At Least 200 Dead in Rubaya Coltan Mine Collapse as M23 Rejects Toll

Utah Escalates Legal Push as Colorado River Talks Stall and Federal Plan Looms

Somaliland Offers U.S. Exclusive Mineral Access and Potential Bases in Bid for Recognition

South Korea Summons Japanese Diplomat Over Takeshima Day, Demands Ceremony Be Scrapped

February Storms Lift Utah Snowpack, but Water Managers Warn of Ongoing Shortfall

Study Quantifies Forest-Made Rain, Valuing the Amazon at $20 Billion a Year

Senate Sets Vote on Repeal of Boundary Waters Mining Moratorium

Ekurhuleni Plans NATJOINTS Operation as Gold Rush Overtakes Springs Kraal

Odisha Now Deadliest State for Human–Elephant Conflict, With 171 Deaths in 2024–25

Niger Junta Official Calls for ‘War With France’ as Paris Denies Any Intervention

Mexico Enters U.S.-Led 60-Day Talks on Critical Minerals

Libya Awards First Oil and Gas Licenses in Nearly 20 Years, Naming Chevron, Eni and Repsol

Audited Reassessment Nearly Triples Tin Resource at Saxony’s Gottesberg Deposit

India Opens Talks With Brazil, Canada, France and the Netherlands on Critical-Minerals Pacts

Gunfire Near Conakry’s Central Prison Prompts Heavy Security Response

Venezuela’s Interim Leaders Rule Out Near‑Term Elections as Stabilization Takes Priority

Mexico Reclaims 200+ Idle Mining Concessions as Sheinbaum Rejects Binding U.S. Minerals Deal

Namibia Challenges TotalEnergies–Petrobras PEL 104 Deal Over Lack of Notice