For the Krenak indigenous people who live along the Rio Doce in southeastern Brazil, the waterway was their community’s lifeblood, a source of food and spiritual presence, where children were baptized and learned to swim.
But in 2015, a dam co-owned …
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Russian aluminium producer Rusal on Monday reported a 10% fall in its second quarter aluminium sales compared with a year ago as the new coronavirus outbreak hit demand for its metal. Hong-Kong listed Rusal, the world’s largest aluminium producer outsi…
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The US House of Representatives launched a bipartisan caucus on Friday to focus on ways to increase domestic production of specialised minerals used to make missiles, cell phones and other high-tech equipment. The Critical Materials Caucus is the lates…
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Freeport McMoRan on Thursday said it swung to a second-quarter profit as the world’s largest publicly traded copper producer slashed costs to stem the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Shares fell about 1.3% to $13.44 in afternoon trading.
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The Trump administration on Thursday moved to streamline water rules on uranium mining, in a move environmentalists said allows the Environmental Protection Agency to give up authority on regulating water pollution. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler sig…
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A boardroom battle for control of Russian gold miner Petropavlovsk should not have an impact on the company’s performance and so far has not affected its operations, the group’s chief executive said on Thursday.
Petropavlovsk, which has a history of s…
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Tesla boss Elon Musk urged miners to produce more nickel, a key ingredient in the batteries that power the company’s electric cars, warning the current cost of batteries remained a big hurdle to the company’s growth.
"Tesla will give you a giant …
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Sasol said on Thursday a unit damaged by fire at its Lake Charles Chemical Project (LCCP) should reach meaningful output by October, a month later than previous guidance. Even before a fire earlier this year, the Louisiana plant, which converts natural…
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Sasol said on Thursday a unit damaged by fire at its Lake Charles Chemical Project (LCCP) should reach meaningful output by October, a month later than previous guidance. Even before a fire earlier this year, the Louisiana plant, which converts natural…
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The US Department of Defense has resumed funding for two projects to process rare earth minerals for military weapons after a review found the grants are in the best interest of the US government, according to documents seen by Reuters.
The Pentagon o…
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