INSIGHT: Trump's critical minerals pricing plan faces skeptical G7, divided industry
Geopolitics · Reuters ·
The Trump administration's push to boost Western critical minerals output by regulating prices is facing skeptical G7 allies and a divided mining industry. Negotiations for a Western trading bloc to wean the West off China are stalling over concerns about the plan's cost and governance. China's artificially low prices for cobalt, lithium and nickel have long undercut Western mining rivals.