Trump wants half of Ukraine's rare earth minerals — so what are they and why does he want them?
Donald Trump continues to push Ukraine to provide the US with minerals to repay Washington for wartime aid. Here's what ...
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What we know about the US-Ukraine mineral deal so far
Trump wants revenues from the minerals as repayment, but he could also be looking to break China's monopoly on the rare earth metals used in phones, solar panels and other electronics. Putin ...
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Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a little over a week after it took control of the region’s largest ...
How do Canada’s critical minerals fit into tariff tensions?
Critical minerals have become a point of tension between Canada and the U.S. amid an ongoing trade dispute and the resources, which are used to power modern economies, are essential to Canada’s ...
Yahoo News UK8d
Zelensky says minerals deal is down to Trump - key developments explained
cell phones, missile systems, and other electronics… The US Geological Survey considers 50 minerals to be critical, including rare earths.
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What minerals does Ukraine have – and why does Donald Trump want them?
Here we look at Ukraine's mineral supply - and why the US wants ... used to make the magnets inside mobile phones - as well as holmium, ytterbium, and dysprosium. They are not strictly rare ...
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Trump, Zelensky and the $500 billion question
The United States and Ukraine reached an agreement on Tuesday (February 25) on a draft deal involving minerals, which is an important part of Ukraine’s efforts to gain US support. This deal comes as U ...
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Trump wants half of Ukraine's rare earth minerals — so what are they and why does he want them?
A subcategory of critical minerals is rare earth elements (REE). These are elements essential for mobile phones, electric vehicles, missile guidance systems and other electronic, industrial and ...
What are Ukraine's critical minerals and why does Trump want them?
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to discuss a critical minerals deal as Ukraine vies to win the backing of U.S. President Donald Trump at a perilous diplomatic ...
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Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
Cobalt is used to produce batteries that power cell phones and electric vehicles ... Much of DRC’s mineral wealth is split between its government and armed groups who control swathes of the ...
Marketplace8d
With Ukraine mineral deal, the U.S. continues efforts to bolster its own supply — and lessen dependence on China
Ukraine revealed some details around a mineral deal being discussed with ... “The thing that makes our cell phones vibrate, the thing that makes an electric vehicle move is a rare earth magnet ...