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The US just banned tungsten and battery-waste exports rather than wait for new mines — a tacit admission that America's mineral independence deadline will arrive before the shovels do.
This week in energy: Iran's parliament advances a plan to restrict Hormuz shipping as ADNOC reports 15 vessel attacks, Libya targets 2 million bpd oil output by the early 2030s, and gold surges to a seven-week high after a shockingly weak US jobs report. Key developments across oil, gas, renewables, and mining sectors.
The president convenes executives from Rio Tinto, BHP, and Freeport-McMoRan today as the administration races to rebuild critical mineral supply chains and cut dependence on China.
Scout Discoveries Corp led all stakers with 607 new claims. The Staking Report tracks 3,996 new federal mining claims for April 2026, from BLM public records.
Oil prices retreat as Iran talks advance, but refining shortages keep gasoline and diesel stubbornly expensive—and Congo just banned cobalt exports.
Kinshasa banned raw copper and cobalt exports just as regulators opened a probe into radioactive contamination in the same supply chain — a collision that is already moving metal prices.
Natural gas prices are determined by the interaction of supply and demand in competitive markets, with prices set through trading at physical and virtual hubs, most notably at Henry Hub in Louisiana, which serves as the primary benchmark for North American natural gas.
US government-backed Orion CMC emerges as preferred partner for $940 million Kabanga nickel project, while Lion Copper's Nevada resource estimate ranks among state's largest copper deposits.
Google will begin removing Assistant from Android phones and tablets on September 4, with the rollout taking several weeks to complete.
Canberra will slash commercial solar costs by 20% while forcing data centers to fund their own renewable power—a dual push that could unlock 80 GW of untapped capacity.
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