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Govt shifts critical minerals focus to Indonesia's energy security

Indonesia is elevating nickel, copper and bauxite from basic export commodities to strategic resources underpinning domestic energy security and a broader ...

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Trump Is Spending Billions On The Minerals That Power EVs

For years, U.S. President Donald Trump has openly displayed his disdain for the clean energy and electric vehicle sectors. In the early days of his second term, Trump stalled funding for EV charging infrastructure while pushing fossil fuels. In July 2025, the…

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DENARIUS METALS ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER AND FIRST HALF 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS

TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Denarius Metals Corp. (Cboe CA: DMET) (OTCQX: DNRSF) ("Denarius Metals" or "the Company") announced today that it has filed its unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying management's …

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The Sultanate’s Surcharge: MMDR Amendment shifts wealth from states to miners

Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2026 on Thursday. This legislation aims to standardize mineral taxation across Indian states. The bill effectively neutralizes a Supreme Court ruling on state taxing powers. It also protects mining compa…

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Your Grandfather’s Military Is Dead

This post Your Grandfather’s Military Is Dead appeared first on Daily Reckoning. You may have already seen some of what I’m about to share in The Daily Reckoning. But given what we’re focused on here and the sheer amount of money now moving into this corner o…

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Blue Moon Clarifies State of Nussir Project

TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Moon Metals Inc. ("Blue Moon" or the "Company") (TSXV: MOON) (NASDAQ: BMM) today responds to and categorically refutes a series of inaccurate statements and misinformation published about the Company by Viceroy Rese…

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Early PS5 Models Facing Overheating From Liquid Metal Failure

Older PlayStation 5 models are starting to report overheating issues caused by the natural degradation of their liquid metal thermal interface. The issue was highlighted by Polish technician Modyfikator89 while performing maintenance on a PS5 (CFI-1116 series…

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Government plans to set up critical minerals processing parks across 4 states

India is embarking on a transformative journey with plans for four specialized critical mineral processing parks in strategic states, emphasizing lithium and nickel—essential components for battery production. Spearheaded by state governments, this initiative…

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Wyoming’s First Nickel Discovery Heads Into High-Tech, High-Stakes Drilling Phase

Armed with new technology and a major mining partner, Visionary Metals is ready to probe just how big — and how valuable — a nickel discovery at Jeffrey City is. If realized, it will be a first of its kind in the Western U.S. since the 1940s. Visionary Metals…

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Canada’s critical minerals have a big, underutilized export market in the EU: report

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With demand for critical minerals set to skyrocket, driven primarily by the rise of clean technologies, critical minerals are becoming the new oil. Canada has significant reserves of the minerals n…

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Presidential election tests strength of Zambian democracy

Incumbent Hakainde Hichilema has been accused of drift towards authoritarianism

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Vale Base Metals to Proceed with Coarse Particle Flotation at Salobo Increasing and Accelerating Projected Copper Production

Coarse Particle Flotation (CPF) expected to add up to ~30,000 tonnes of annual copper production and 6 million tonnes of annual ore processing capacity at Salobo Project start-up accelerated to first half of 2028; Construction license received CPF capex estim…

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