Copper, lithium, molybdenum and other minerals have increased their strategic value as inputs for the arms industry amid the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East between Israel

The impact of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran on the aluminum sector deepened on Tuesday after Qatari smelter Qatalum began to shut down and shareholder Norsk Hydro issued a force majeure to customers.

Aluminum rallied on concerns that a critical supply route for Middle Eastern producers will be disrupted by conflict in a region responsible for a significant chunk of global output.

The Victorian Government has unveiled a program to boost the state’s critical mineral processing capacity

Inola, a small town east of Tulsa, is about to host a gleaming, power-hungry colossus: a primary aluminum smelter built from scratch, the first on U.S. soil since the early 1980s.

Aluminum climbed on concerns that critical supply routes for Middle Eastern producers will be disrupted by conflict in a region responsible for a significant share of global output.

Australian diversified miner South32 has confirmed that its Mozal aluminium smelter, in Mozambique, will be put into care and maintenance in March.

Mozambique's government is doing "everything that is required" to make sure that South32's Mozal aluminium smelter stays open