As Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal, His Sons Stand to Profit

NYT World Sunday 28 June 2026, 09:39 UTC By Paul Sonne and Eric Lipton 1 min read

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An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of tungsten.

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As Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal, His Sons Stand to Profit

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