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Rows of dead batteries stretch across some 30 acres of high desert, organized in piles and boxes that are covered to shield them from the western Nevada sun. This vast field is where Redwood Materials ...

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A rebel movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could push the domino that sends the tin market running hot.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump moved to unleash domestic mining for critical minerals and rare earth elements in the ...

White House communication has caused confusion over the fate of the country's newest national monuments in California.

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Goldman Sachs analysts say Rio Tinto presents better growth and free cash flow potential in the years to come than BHP as ...