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Korea Zinc plans $7.4bn US minerals refinery with Washington's backing

Published by

Al Jazeera

Date

15 December 2025

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Free to read

Link

www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/12/15/korea-zinc-plans-7-4bn-us-mineral…

Checked

29 September 2026

Events it documents

• 15 December 2025Korea Zinc announces a US$1.9B share sale to a US-government-controlled joint venture (Defense Department 40% of the venture; about 10% of Korea Zinc) to fund a Tennessee smelterActionOwnership changeUnited States / South Korea2 sources