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Trump has repeatedly threatened to take over Greenland

World

France’s Macron to visit Greenland

French President Emmanuel Macron is to visit Greenland, his office said Saturday, the first foreign head of state to do so since US President...

AFPJune 7, 2025

The vast Arctic island is full of promise for mineral wealth but has proven difficult to exploit.

World

Greenland’s mining bonanza still a distant promise

Before it could cast its first gold bar, Amaroq had to build a port and housing, repair a road, and ship over equipment —...

AFPMarch 7, 2025

A Bolivian steel plant site is believed to hold more than 40 billion tons of iron ore, making it one of the largest deposits in the world

Business

Bolivia inaugurates steel plant built with Chinese loan

Short on foreign currency, Bolivia inaugurated a steel plant Monday that it hopes will reduce its reliance on metal imports, thanks to a loan...

AFPFebruary 24, 2025

Lithium, shown here being mined in Brazil, is a key component in electric car batteries

World

Mineral-hungry clean tech sees countries seeking to escape China’s shadow

With a clean energy transition hungry for more minerals, representatives from dozens of countries and industry met in Paris on Thursday looking to shore...

AFPSeptember 28, 2023

LME's owner, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, said in a statement that Elliott Management's claim is "without merit and the LME will contest it vigorously"

Business

US fund sues London Metal Exchange over nickel trade halt

A US investment firm has filed a $456-million lawsuit against the London Metal Exchange for suspending nickel trading.

AFPJune 6, 2022