US Fuel Blockade Halts Operations at Key Cuban Mine

• Canada's Sherritt mining company halts key operations at Moa nickel and cobalt mine in Cuba due to US-imposed fuel blockade.
• Moa, jointly owned with the Cuban government, is a major industrial project and revenue source, producing critical minerals for batteries.
• Sherritt expects to pause mining operations and place the processing plant on standby within the next week due to unfulfilled fuel deliveries.
• Cuba faces severe fuel shortages, exacerbated by US President Donald Trump's actions to cut off oil supplies.
• The government has implemented fuel rationing and reduced public transport to conserve energy.