A deal that would see Ukraine hand over billions of its mineral wealth to the United States appears to be going ahead. US President Donald Trump has been pushing for the minerals deal since taking ...

The minerals deal with Ukraine was supposed to be signed last week, but an Oval Office spat scuttled the agreement.

A host of problems with existing projects are only making matters worse. Ore quality—the amount of valuable metal in a sample ...

There is excitement about the potentially lucrative resources scattered around the island, especially the rare earths. But ...

The Trump administration indicated U.S. troops could be deployed to provide security in connection with the minerals if there’s a peace deal with Russia, sources told NBC News.

"And we can think about how to divide profits. But all of this would be tied to security guarantees." For now, Ukraine's rare earth minerals remain both a strategic asset and a geopolitical ...