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A Major Copper Crunch Is Looming

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Copper has become an essential building block in modern construction and energy. In the coming years, the global demand for copper is expected to increase significantly as it is used more widely for renewable energy projects and transmission. The Australian mining major BHP expects the demand for copper to grow by around 70 percent, to 50 million tonnes, by 2050, as it is used more widely for a range of applications.

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Senior Taiwan official visits site of new Alaska LNG project

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A senior Taiwanese official said on Saturday he had this week visited the site of a potentially enormous new liquified natural gas (LNG) project in Alaska that the Trump administration has been pushing hard to allies in Asia as a supply option.

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China's Export Restrictions Jolt Rare Earths Global Automakers Warn

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Via Metal Miner  The Rare Earths MMI (Monthly Metals Index) found more price stability month-over-month. As a result, it moved sideways, with only a 0.81% increase. Despite this, the short-term outlook for rare earths remains uncertain. Chinese export restrictions jolted prices in H1 of 2025 and fractured long-running supply lines. Shortly after, global automakers warned that Beijing’s April curbs on alloys and magnet exports “could cause production delays” without fast relief.

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Canada's Oil Sands Emissions Intensity Falls for Sixth Year

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The Autonomous Vehicle Race Has Well and Truly Begun

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After several successful pilot projects, several cities across the United States are aiming to roll out more self-driving vehicles in 2025. Multiple automated car companies have announced new projects for this year. For decades, self-driving or automated vehicles (AVs) seemed like some futuristic technology that would be impossible to actually create.

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Morgan Stanley upgrades this mining stock as best pick to play rare earths

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Nuclear Watchdog Meeting Sparks Tensions With Iran

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Iran has vowed to take strong action against Western nations pushing a resolution at a quarterly meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog that would find the Islamic republic in noncompliance with its safeguards obligations for the first time in 20 years. In a June 6 post on X, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi slammed Britain, France, and Germany -- collectively known as the E3 -- for "falsely accusing Iran" of violating its obligations and claimed the move was "designed to produce a crisis.

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Beyond Tweets: How the Trump-Musk Feud Could Reshape US Politics and EVs

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The feud between the world's most powerful man, President Trump, and the richest man, Elon Musk, dramatically escalated on Thursday this week, taking both their loyalists and critics by surprise. While the intensity of the exchange was unexpected, the underlying policy disagreement over federal taxes and public spending, specifically President Trump's " Big and Beautiful " bill, had been brewing for some time.

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