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Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2024 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
The targets laid out in the European Union’s Critical Raw Materials Act will require significant growth in the bloc’s mining, processing and recycling capabilities, Benchmark data shows. The Act, which came into force last month requires that by 2030 c...
Beijing’s hold on the coveted resources has long been seen as a threat to Western clean power and tech supply chains.
Beneficial ownership data can mitigate extractive sector corruption by helping to identify conflicts of interest and corrupt practices.
Central to Zambia’s economic stability is its mining sector, which accounted for 17.5% of the country’s GDP and over 70% of foreign exchange earnings in 2021.
While the book does discuss copper, it’s no surprise that lithium is of primary importance and focus. Lithium is the current technology driving batteries.
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a significant economic sector, employing 20 million people across 80 countries and producing up to 20% of the...
The energy transition requires critical minerals for renewable energy infrastructure and electric vehicles – but such projects have to convince local stakeholders first.
This practical guide provides a series of questions that may guide governments when considering the design of strategic policies and roadmaps with respect to the minerals and metals they produce and/or need for resilient industrial supply chains. This ...
Elon Musk promised to install a webcam to monitor a mine in real time, but that’s been walked back to a single blurry satellite image every month
1. Introduction 1.1 Background Alternative means of financing mining operations, such as metals streaming and royalty financing, are increasing in use. There is significant growth potential for th...
Serving as a regional assessment of China's ongoing mining and application of REEs, this article addresses the concurrence of green transition and env…
Gecamines is offering copper from CMOC’s giant Tenke Fungurume mine, in which it holds a 20% interest, Bloomberg sources said.
Researchers have innovated reactors that use fly ash to effectively mineralize CO2, presenting a sustainable approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and advancing global climate goals. In a significant advancement in sustainable waste management ...
The gravitational force of the EU economy will pull against the UK’s strategic alliance with Washington
Business community decries ‘act of arson’ as one-seventh of trade posts within British consulates in the US are scrapped
On his last day in China, German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said Europe might be lagging behind the world's economic superpowers. He also spoke of China's important role in preventing climate change.
Mining companies accused of colonial ‘divide and rule’ tactics in their pursuit of the precious metal that lies under the country’s salt flats
The former president’s past tariffs raised prices for consumers and businesses, economists say. His next plan could tax 10 times as many imports.
A strategic workshop organized by MASE in Rome, Italy brought together experts to facilitate the growth of lithium extraction from geothermal brine.
Utility company EnBW and lithium specialist LevertonHELM has announced the production of battery-grade lithium from the Bruchsal geothermal site in Germany.
A research team has developed an optimal artificial intelligence model to predict the yield strength of various metals, effectively addressing traditional cost and time limitations. This research has been published in the online edition of Acta Materia...
Berlin didn’t relinquish its powers to do trade deals in order for Brussels to do nothing, Chancellor Olaf Scholz tells lawmakers.
As diplomats from around the world convene in Jamaica next month to discuss international guidelines on deep sea mining, environmental activists are urging nations to consider a California law they say could mitigate the need to destroy fragile ocean e...
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is campaigning to win back public support in Serbia to restart a project to mine lithium. The Serbian government appears poised to reinstate blocked mining permits.
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