Hindustan Zinc may enter uranium market

Indian zinc-silver producer Hindustan Zinc will aim to expand into uranium mining if the government opens up the sector to private players, CEO Arun Misra told Reuters. Government sources told the news agency that India wants to allow private firms to mine, import and process uranium as part of plans to end a decades-old state monopoly over the nuclear sector…

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China bans export of critical minerals to U.S.

The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced a ban on exports of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials to the United States, effective immediately, in response to recent chip sanctions, reported The Associated Press. In its latest move, the U.S. Commerce Department added 140 companies to a so-called “entity list” subject to strict export controls on computer chip-making equipment, software…

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