A cobalt processing facility that would boost the U.S. supply of the critical mineral is on track to begin construction in late 2025. Once built, the facility in Yuma County would be the only ...

Kyiv and Washington are reported to be closing in on signing a deal to allow the U.S. access to Ukraine's mineral deposits—trillions-of-dollars worth of rare earth elements, which are critical ...

Visiting with Trump in Washington in late February, Zelensky was expected to sign off on a deal that would give the U.S. access to Kyiv’s critical mineral supply in exchange for some protection ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been spearheading negotiations on the mineral deal. In an interview with Fox News earlier this week, he said the U.S. had "passed along a completed document ...

Ukraine is sending a team to Washington this week to discuss a more expansive draft for the minerals deal with the US, the deputy prime minister said Monday. “We aim to align on project ...

National Security Council spokesman James Hewitt said this week that “the mineral deal offers Ukraine the opportunity to form an enduring economic relationship with the United States that is the ...