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The global race is on to secure critical minerals. Why do they matter so much?

Critical minerals are having a moment. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is at the White House to talk up Australia's rich ...

How 'conflict-free' minerals are used in the waging of modern wars

Minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, tantalum, tin and tungsten, which are all abundant in central Africa, are essential ...
Newsweek

Could Ukraine Minerals Deal Help US Escape China’s Chokehold?

President Donald Trump is set to meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington, D.C., on Friday to sign a new deal on critical minerals, an effort to reduce U.S. reliance on China for ...
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Teck and Anglo American to combine through merger of equals to form a global critical minerals champion

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) (“Teck”) and Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announce they have ...

Trump and Australian prime minister sign critical minerals deal as U.S. looks for alternatives to China

The Australian prime minister said the critical minerals deal takes the U.S.-Australia relationship "to the next level." ...
Phys.org

Soil bacteria and minerals can form a natural 'battery' that breaks down antibiotics in the dark

Researchers have unveiled a surprising new way that soil microbes can use sunlight energy—even after the lights go out. A team from Kunming University of Science and Technology and the University of ...
EurekAlert!

Soil bacteria and minerals form a natural “battery” that breaks down antibiotics in the dark

Researchers have unveiled a surprising new way that soil microbes can use sunlight energy — even after the lights go out. A team from Kunming University of Science and Technology and the University of ...