Copper prices jump as US miner Freeport warns it will not meet contracts with customers
Disaster at Freeport’s vast Indonesian mine is one of several to disrupt supplies of critical industrial metal this year
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US government in talks to take stake in Lithium Americas
Discussions with Thacker Pass developer are latest example of administration seeking direct involvement in domestic mining sector
US debt investors raise alarm over lending standards
Concerns come after collapse of two companies deemed just weeks ago to be in strong health
Why world governments are still targeting fossil fuel output growth
Producers have raised forecasts since agreeing a ‘transition away from fossil fuels’ in 2023
Angola seek to buy minority stake in diamond company De Beers
Proposal comes same week that Botswana said it wanted to take controlling stake in precious stones company
Auto lender’s bust raises alarms over financial health of US households
Tricolor’s collapse highlights struggles of low-income consumers and their impact on the broader American economy