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US President Donald Trump has said he wants access to Ukraine’s mineral deposits in exchange for future military aid that Kyiv needs as it continues to defend itself against Russia’s aggression.

A tungsten mining factory in China. The country said it will tighten export curbs for the mineral, plus four others. (China stringer network/Reuters) China said it would tighten export controls ...

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern ... left in dire need of food, clean water, medicine, and shelter,” Tchwenko ...

Let’s unpack each of these claims. Water dissolves bits of soil and rock at its source; therefore, its mineral content depends on the local geology. Areas with a lot of limestone, like the ...

While the autonomous Danish territory has been quick to say it isn't for sale, its vast and mostly untapped mineral resources are in great demand. Jagged grey peaks suddenly appear before us ...

While Greenland prohibits oil and gas exploration, it is enormously rich in mineral wealth, which the Chinese and others have been pursuing. Despite much of the country being covered in ice, Greenland ...

Plus, excess minerals from alkaline water could disrupt mineral levels in the blood of people with kidney disease, who can't effectively filter the minerals out. If an alkaline-water product ...