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US-Iran talks in Switzerland conclude with a 60-day roadmap and a Hormuz communication mechanism — oil falls to $78 and energy cost normalization resumes for global mining operations. China escalates its critical minerals campaign by banning rare earth exports to MP Materials and USA Rare Earth, the two Pentagon-backed US rare earth producers, with immediate effect. The Pentagon responds the same day with a conditional $725 million, 20-year loan to Energy Fuels to build a rare earth separation and metallization hub at White Mesa Mill in Utah. And Newmont's Cadia mine in New South Wales is halted for the second time in nine weeks after twin magnitude 3.4 and 3.2 earthquakes — operations resumed Sunday following a staged safety restart.
Episode Date: June 22, 2026 | Host: Logan Ore
On today's Mining Insider:
Tomorrow's Flashpoint: BHP-ETU meeting June 23 — most consequential labor discussion yet; strike notice could follow this week if talks fail; $120M/day in iron ore revenue at risk.
Sources: ProtoThema/Reuters, CNBC, India Today, InvestingLive/China MofCOM, Skillings Mining Intelligence, MarketScreener/Newmont ASX announcement
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