AFP-BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI US President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky would have "big problems" if he goes cold on a deal to sign over mineral rights.

Zelenskiy has repeatedly said he accepts the idea of signing a mutually-beneficial minerals deal with the United States, although he would not sign an agreement that would impoverish his country.

Kyiv and Washington are reported to be closing in on signing a deal to allow the U.S. access to Ukraine's mineral deposits—trillions-of-dollars worth of rare earth elements, which are critical ...

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Greenland’s minerals are drawing renewed U.S. interest, but Arctic conditions, local opposition, and processing and refining challenges make near-term gains unlikely. Greenland is home to a ...

This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue, which examines the global race to extract critical minerals for the clean energy transition. TThe world is on the brink of a ...

This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue, which examines the global race to extract critical minerals for the clean energy transition. While “there’s a lot of room ...

Now, another startup, Earth AI, exclusively told TechCrunch about its own discovery: promising deposits of critical minerals in parts of Australia that other mining outfits had ignored for decades.

“It touches our everyday lives, but they're two of the critical minerals where we're most reliant on foreign sources. In the case of manganese, you know, it's places like China,” Risner said.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, and in 2024, it attracted the largest volume of mineral exploration investment in Africa. Enhancing ...

The United States and European Union are increasingly focused on securing access to Central Asia's rich reserves of critical minerals and are exploring opportunities in the region's developing ...

23, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, file) ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo tells The Associated Press that international sanctions and ...