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By Kevin Crowley Chevron Corp. made its first foray into lithium with two acreage deals in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas aimed at building a domestic “commercial scale” business. Chevron acquired 125,000 net acres from TerraVolta Resources LLC and East Texas Natural Resources LLC in the Smackover Formation, an underground rock formation that holds high …
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Ukraine’s parliament ratified a deal with the US over access to the country’s natural resources, lending its full support to attempts by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to improve ties with Donald Trump. Ukraine and the US reached the accord a week ago after long negotiations that led Washington to drop its insistence on getting back billions of dollars in aid delivered …
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The financial payoff from a new minerals deal between Ukraine and the U.S. is likely to take a decade or longer as investors face many hurdles to getting new mines into production in the war-ravaged country. Developing mines that produce strategically important minerals in countries with established mining sectors such as Canada and Australia can …
US, Ukraine May Wait Decade or More to See Revenue From Minerals Deal Read More »
By Ari Natter Donald Trump’s Interior Secretary is making the case that the oil, gas and minerals in the vast federal lands and waters he is charged with overseeing should be viewed as part of “America’s balance sheet” worth trillions of dollars. Secretary Doug Burgum plans to tell thousands of oil and gas executives gathered …
US Interior Chief Pitches Resources on Federal Lands as Assets Worth Trillions Read More »
By Mark Burton and Kate Sullivan US President Donald Trump is close to striking a deal to grab a share of Ukraine’s natural resources as he pushes for an end to Russia’s three-year war in the country. Listen to the Here’s Why podcast on Apple, Spotify or anywhere you listen. Trump has sought to pressure …
Why Trump Wants Ukraine’s Natural Resources and What’s Viable Read More »
By Pierre Briancon BERLIN, Feb 26 (Reuters Breakingviews) – The minerals deal that U.S. President Donald Trump could soon sign with Ukraine may not be the colonial-style asset grab it appears to be. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy can still turn it to his country’s long-term advantage. Giving Washington a piece of Ukraine’s critical minerals and other …
Trump’s Minerals Deal May Play in Ukraine’s Favor Long-Term Read More »
By Tom Balmforth U.S. treasury secretary is first Trump official in Kyiv Talks to broach deal on minerals, energy, state firms Ukraine wants to win Trump’s backing for war’s endgame Three-year-old war entering fraught diplomatic phase KYIV, Feb 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent visited Kyiv on Wednesday to discuss a critical minerals …
Top Trump Official in Kyiv to Discuss Deal on Minerals, Energy Read More »
By Ernest Scheyder Loan increased due to inflation and bigger lithium deposit Rhyolite Ridge to produce 22,000 metric tons of lithium annually Biden administration confident US lithium needs can be met by by 2030s Shares of ioneer gain more than 15% Jan 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy has finalized a $996 million …
Biden Boosts Loan for ioneer’s Nevada Lithium Mine to Nearly $1 Billion Read More »
By Andy Home LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a “green scam” and vowed to repeal it after he returns to the White House in January. This is bad news for sectors such as electric vehicles (EV) and wind power, which have been major recipients of …
Trump 2.0 Won’t Reverse Biden’s Critical Minerals Push Read More »
By Annie Lee Lithium ore at a mine in Minas Gerais state, Brazil.Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg A substance seen as critical to the green energy revolution, lithium, is at risk of a future supply crunch. Even though a recent surplus of the metal has been crashing prices, demand for lithium is set to grow by almost …
Producing Lithium Is Slow and Dirty. Is There a Fix? Read More »
