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ALROSA expected to sell stake in Catoca by end of June - Finance Ministry

A representative of the Russian Finance Ministry said that diamond mining company ALROSA may sell its stake in the Angolan diamond project Catoca before the annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM) of the latter, set to take place on June...

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Rosneft gets rights to develop large REM deposit in Russia

Rosneft Corporation became the sole owner of the rich Tomtor rare earth metal (REM) deposit in Yakutia.

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Southern Palladium gets environmental approval for Bengwenyama PGMs project

South Africa’s Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has granted environmental authorisation (EA) for a mining right and related infrastructural activities to Southern Palladium’s 70% subsidiary, Miracle Upon Miracle...

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Pensana breaks ground on Longonjo rare earths project as construction begins in Angola

Pensana has commenced construction activities at its Longonjo rare earths project in Angola, following a $25-million investment from the Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA), the country’s sovereign wealth fund.

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Emirates company to build $4 billion aluminum smelter in U.S.

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) plans to begin construction of a $4 billion aluminium plant in the United States next year.

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Precious Metals and Trump 2.0: A Time of Elevated Uncertainty

25 april 2025

Expert Reports

By Dr Jonathan Butler

(lbma.org.uk) - It is said that history does not repeat itself but it sometimes rhymes, and as President Trump took the oath of office for a second time in January 2025, there were many familiar verses from his first term. Tariffs, immigration, a US manufacturing renaissance, development of oil and gas resources and a rejection of the climate change consensus were all straight from the playbook of the 2017-2021 administration. So what is in store for precious metals as we embark upon this new political era?

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