{"id":10213,"date":"2026-08-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guru.today\/?p=10213"},"modified":"2026-08-02T17:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:56:00","slug":"korea-zinc-project-crucible-global-critical-minerals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guru.today\/?p=10213","title":{"rendered":"Korea Zinc Chairman Sets Sights on Global Critical Minerals Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/guru.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/AKR20260802022700003_01_i_P4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10216\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo=Korea Zinc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Korea Zinc, one of the world&#8217;s largest producers of refined zinc and nonferrous metals,<\/strong> outlined a strategy to become a global critical minerals platform as it 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