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Blue Moon to acquire Apex germanium and gallium mine from Teck

What happened

Teck American Inc has agreed to sell the past-producing Apex germanium, gallium, and copper mine to Blue Moon Metals Inc. The deal aims to restore production and secure North American supply chains, leveraging Hartree Partners LP's role in the US$12 billion critical metals stockpile. Bullish: Strategic reserve and supply security.

Impact and signal

Medium impactImpact score: 45/100

Affected components and suppliers

GermaniumGalliumCopper

Teck Resources LtdBlue Moon Metals IncHartree Partners LP

supply-chaincritical-mineralsstrategic-reserve

Source and time

Source: Semiconductor Today · 3/4/2026 · View original source

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Blue Moon to acquire Apex germanium and gallium mine from Teck

What happened

Impact and signal

Affected components and suppliers

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